NYU Florence presents
The Palace of Circe – Tapestry Symposium
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Villa La Pietra
Via Bolognese, 120
50139 Firenze, Italia
39.055.5007.210
10:00am Welcome
Larry Wolff and Perri Klass, Co-Directors, NYU Florence
10:30am Guided tour of the Acton collection, with a focus on the tapestries
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Session I – Collecting, Conservation, and the Myth of Circe: The Acton Tapestry
Chairs: Larry Wolff and Perri Klass
Francesca Baldry, Acton Collection Manager, NYU Florence
Costanza Perrone Da Zara and Claudia Beyer, Textile Conservators, Florence
Loretta Dolcini, Art Historian
3:00pm Coffee Break
3:30pm Session II – Classical & Modern Cultural Contexts for the Circe Tapestry
Chairs: Larry Wolff and Perri Klass
Constanze Güthenke, Corpus Christi College, Oxford University
Anthony Pagden, UCLA
Peter Sahlins, UC Berkeley
Giulia Sissa, UCLA
5:30pm Conclusion
An RSVP is required for this event. To RSVP, call +39.055.5007.210 or email lapietra.reply@nyu.edu
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