October 18, 2019 to April 26, 2020. Ellis Island Museum of Immigration, New York. This exhibition will explore the intersection between the ideas that inspired two monumental statues of Liberty: Liberty of Poetry, by Pio Fedi in the church of Santa Croce in Florence, Italy, and the 1883 Frédéric Bartholdi's Statue of Liberty, which was inaugurated...

The marvelous story of the Capellini Diplodocus 1909 - 2019. October 4, 2019 - January 12, 2020. Tuesday - Friday: 9am - 1pm | Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays: 10am - 6pm. Info/Information www.eventi.unibo.it/smamostre-undinosauroamericanoabologna Come and learn about the marvelous story of young geologist Giovanni Capellini's journey to the U...

Did you know that 10% of Sammarinesi hold U.S. citizenship? The Immigration Museum @Centro studi sull’emgrazione – Museo dell’Emigrante in San Marino features some of the remarkable stories of individuals who immigrated from San Marino to the U.S. During United States Consul General Ben Wohlauer’s visit to the Immigration Museum @Centro studi sull’...

Agli Uffizi due giorni nel segno della storia e della bellezza, con dialoghi e dibattiti per celebrare l'amicizia tra Firenze e gli Usa in occasione del bicentenario dalla fondazione del Consolato generale americano nel capoluogo toscano. È 'Gli Stati Uniti e Firenze (1815-1915): modelli artistici, ispirazioni suggestioni', rassegna organizzata dag...

Every July 4, Americans around the globe celebrate in grand style the anniversary of the ratification of the Declaration of Independence. On that date 243 years ago, 56 brave men from 13 American colonies took the bold step, which, as Abraham Lincoln put it 87 years later, “brought forth…a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the prop...

The year 2019 sees the ongoing celebration of the 200th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the then young democracy of the United States and the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. The events, which last throughout the year, are organized by various public and private entities under the patronage of the American Consulate in Florence. It's just a coin...

Did you know that the first U.S. consular agent to serve Florence was Vice Consular Agent James Ombrosi, who was under mandate from the U.S. Consulate at Livorno? Ombrosi was accredited on April 2, 1819. The British Institute of Florence. The British Institute of Florence hosted a talk by #USCGBen Wohlauer examining 200 years of diplomatic history...

Leonardo da Vinci was as much a serial entrepreneur as an artist. The Medici, Sforza, and King Francis provided him with start-up capital and political support the way a venture capitalist might a brilliant young innovator today. Like a modern-day Silicon Valley visionary, Leonardo saw only a small percentage of his creations come to fruition. But...

Wednesday May 8, from 17:00 to 19:00. Conferenza: "John Piermont Morgan e Stefano Bardini, Firenze e gli Stati Uniti nell'epoca d'oro del mecenatismo americano". L'evento si terrà presso la Chiesa episcopale americana di Saint James, Via B. Rucellai, 9 - Firenze. Al termine dell'evento si terrà un concerto a cura del Maestro Daniela Dolce, dedicato...

The Consulate is closed for Liberation Day on April 25. It is the occasion for us to remember the mutual sacrifice made by Italians and Americans, the struggle for freedom that brought us together, and the heroism of single individuals. #DYK that Walter Orebaugh, the American Consul in Florence from 1944-47, fought with the partisan Brigata San Fau...