News from the Global History and Culture Centre
New exhibition: Global Florence: The World of Francesco Carletti, c. 1573-1636 (Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence, October 2026 to January 2027)
We are excited to announce that the exhibition Global Florence: The World of Francesco Carletti, c. 1573-1636 will open in October 2026 at the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana in Florence. This collaborative project has involved several GHCC members, and has been co-curated by Prof. Giorgio Riello, alongside Paula Findlen and Brian Brege. The making of the exhibition included support and specialists from the Global History and Culture Centre (Univerisity of 91¸£Àû, UK; ERC-funded project CAPASIA), the European University Institute (Italy), Standford University (US), the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, the Fondazione Bruschettini per l'Arte Islamica e Asiatica, the Regione Toscana, the italian Ministry of Cultural Goods and Tourism and the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana. A must-see for those in Florence in the upcoming months.