Event Details
Wed, October 02, 2024
13:30 – 14:45
VILLA LA PIETRA
Villa La Pietra
Via Bolognese, 120
50139 Florence, Italy
(Event Open to NYU Florence community only)
A special tour of the exhibition that was designed by NYU researchers and NYU Florence students
Tour of the exhibition and workshop
Using primary sources from family photographs, books and magazines, games and toys, paintings, drawings and costumes, NYU researchers and students gained insights into the lives of William and Harold Acton, from childhood to early adulthood. How did the Villa and the Gardens impact their future lives? Who were their caregivers and friends? What were their favorite pastimes? How were they influenced and shaped by extensive travelling? What happened at the Villa and during their lives throughout World War I? How did the Anglo-American community respond to the War?
These issues will be addressed and presented in a special display in a Villa room that was historically the children’s day nursery.