Carnivals in the World – “Dialogue among Cultures” | International Symposium (Florence – Viareggio, February 3-7, 2016)

1° SIMPOSIO INTERNAZIONALE “Dialogo tra culture Carnevale nel mondo”. Proposto da FONDAZIONE ROMUALDO DEL BIANCO e ISTITUTO INTERNAZIONALE LIFE BEYOND TOURISM – FIRENZE, ITALIA UNIVERSITA’ DI NARIÑO – PASTO, COLOMBIA in collaborazione con FONDAZIONE CARNEVALE DI VIAREGGIO – VIAREGGIO, ITALIA Firenze, 3-4 febbraio 2016 – Centro Congressi al Duomo Viareggio, 5-6 febbraio 2016 – Il […]

7th International Conference on Contemporary Problems of Architecture and Construction | Florence – Italy (2015, November 19th-21st)

The Conference is promoted by 6 different universities, all represented by some of their members in the Scientific Committee: National University of Architecture and Construction of Armenia, Armenia University of Florence, Italy Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, China University of Technology Czestochowa, Poland St. Petersburg State University of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Russia […]

Costume Colloquium V: Restraint and Excess in Fashion and Dress | Florence, 17-20 November 2015

Are women and men “victims of fashion”? Does what we wear, define who we are? In the world of fashion, how much is too much or when is too little, well, beyond revealing? Beau Brummel’s signature cravats, Joan Crawford’s and Joan Collins’ exaggerated shoulder pads, Carmen Miranda’s platform shoes and fruit bowl turban and Henry […]