After the summer break, October 6th, Tuscan American Association resumes the collaboration with Studio Abba and the Stengel Collection at the historic Palazzo Rosselli Del Turco, where TAA has a special relationship due to the many artistic initiatives organized together with Vito Abba that have primarily involved American artists. The Palazzo was also the building where the US Embassy was housed during the period that Florence was the capital of Italy (1865-1871).
The first initiative will be presented the book of Enzo Trapani “The Pill On The Wall” on the occasion of the OAC NFT exhibit
September 10, 2022 a cerimony has been held in the church of Lizzano in the Municipality of Lizzano Pistoiese by the Bishop of Pistoia Msgr. Fausto Tardelli and by the Parish Priest Don Adam Taiszewski in honor of Msgr. Napoleone Toccafondi, Parish Priest of Lizzano and Signana, and Msgr. John Murphy, Chaplain at the White House a Holy Mass. The Holy Mass has been followed by speeches of the Authorities who will be present, the blessing of a memorial plaque and the naming of a street in the town.
On July 4, 2022, the American Independence Day was celebrated at Harry's Bar Garden Villa Medici in the presence of the American Consul in Florence Mrs. Ragini Gupta and numerous local Authorities, testifying to the close relationship with the Association to the US Consulate and to the entire American Community present throughout the Tuscan territory.
On November 22nd 2021, the first concert sponsored by the Rome Chamber Music Festival Foundation and the Municipality of Florence was held in Florence in the Salone dei 500 at Palazzo Vecchio, with music by Beethoven and Chausson coordinated by the artistic director and violinist Robert McDuffie.
The TAA Association celebrated the Independence Day of the United States of America on the 4th of July at the Gran Caffè San Marco. During the event, Professor Giglila Sacerdoti Mariani of the University of Florence gave a lecture entitled "Life, Freedom and Happiness in today's America"
Some pictures of the event:
Campaign in support of the Red Cross Committee of Florence
On 4 July 2019, Independence Day will be celebrated in Florence at the Great Cloister of Santa Maria Novella, with admission from Piazza Santa Maria Novella 18 starting at 7:30 pm. It will also be an occasion to celebrate together the 200th anniversary of the American Consulate in Florence.
Video by Serena Caponetti and Davide Aiello
The Tuscan American Association, together with the City of Florence, organized a large institutional event for the attribution of the Tuscany - USA Award, given to two winners, one Tuscan and one American, who made a significant contribution to strengthening friendship ties and relations between Tuscany and the United States.
On February 15th 2019, in the Sala delle Feste at Palazzo Bastogi, together with the Regional Council, the "Toscana-Usa, Usa-Toscana: Investing to grow" convention took place on the occasion of the bicentennial celebrations of the American diplomatic presence in Florence. At the Conference opened by the President of the Regional Council of Tuscany Eugenio Giani, the Vice Mayor of the City of Florence Cristina Giachi, The President of Confindustria Firenze Luigi Salvadori, The President of Confindustria Toscana Alessio Marco Ranaldo, the President of the Chamber of Commerce of Florence and Vice President of Unioncamere Nazionale Leonardo Bassilichi.
