The genius of Galileo and his relationship with Florence, convention 7 and 8 November

The President of the Culture and Sports of the Palazzo Vecchio Maria Federica Giuliani presented the annual meeting of the Fua (Florence University of The Arts), academic entity that organizes the Foundation Palaces, con lo Stony Brook University di New York, This international event.

"Many young students - said the President Giuliani - end up in the papers for the phenomena of so-called 'Movida' but there are, instead, children who come to Florence to learn our culture and our art. The Town Council is grateful to Fua for organizing this event, which this year will analyze the figure of Galileo Galilei, which is one of the symbols of the intelligence of our land. We are committed as a municipality to offer more and more cultural exchanges with these guys who come to study in Florence ".

The figure of Galileo will be taken into consideration both in its scientific dimension that in the humanistic, as well as the founder of modern science.

Jaimie Lynch, that will open the proceedings of the Conference, pointed out that "students to participate 40 countries "and the organizer Thomas Brownless said that" will be observed closely the role that Florence has played in the formation of Galileo and the development of its academic, as well as, the other side, its influence on the city's culture and heritage of the period still active ".

The conference will consist of two days: Friday, 7 and Saturday 8 November 2014.

The inauguration will be held Friday at 9,30 at the prestigious setting of the Galileo Museum in Piazza dei Giudici, 1.

Work will continue at Diva, The School of Digital Imaging and Visual Arts, one of the academic divisions of Fua, Via Magliabechi 1.

The number of speakers involved oscillate between 20 and 25, representatives of both institutions and guest speakers from universities and institutions, both Italian and international.

The Scientific Committee of the Conference will be composed of various members of both institutions as well as external, among which the Prof. Nicholas Brownlees, Professor of English Literature at the University of Florence, e il Distinguished Prof. Mario B. Mignone, Director of the Department of Italian Studies at Stony Brook University.

Fua brings together nine international schools and has as its primary purpose the dissemination of Italian culture in all its facets (fashion, close visiv, classical arts, painting pottery, hospitality, Contemporary Art, language, journalism, economy).

At Fua study every year, some 3.500 especially young Americans, as they are accredited and affiliated with 60 universities across the United States.

Michael Lattanzi

By the number 38 – The Year of 05/11/2014