In Livorno, an exhibition dedicated to Anna Franchi, the woman who launched the Macchiaioli movement

From Nov. 28 to Dec. 7, 2024, the city of Livorno will pay tribute to Anna Franchi (1867-1954), the great art critic who had the merit of being among the first to support the Macchiaioli movement and to intuit its importance (read here a long in-depth article on Anna Franchi, written by Jacopo Suggi), with a celebratory exhibition organized on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of her death. The exhibition, titled Anna Franchi, between art, literature and political engagement, will be held at two venues: the Biblioteca Labronica F.D. Guerrazzi Library in Villa Fabbricotti and the G. Fattori Civic Museum in Villa Mimbelli. Promoted by the Soroptimist International Club Livorno, in collaboration with the City of Livorno and under the patronage of the State Archives, the exhibition tells the story of the extraordinary figure of Anna Franchi, writer, journalist, art historian and feminist activist, through documents, photographs and archival materials.

The exhibition at the Labronica Library traces Anna Franchi’s literary and journalistic activity, highlighting her contributions as an art critic and her ties to the Macchiaioli movement, an artistic current deeply linked to Livorno. At the same time, iconographic materials and documents related to one of her most famous works will be presented at the G. Fattori Civic Museum: the biography of Giovanni Fattori, which made her the first art historian to write about the Tuscan master’s life.

The Let’s Re-evaluate Anna Franchi project includes additional initiatives: the laying of a plaque at the Montenero Famedio, where Anna Franchi will be the first woman remembered among the illustrious Leghorners , and thenaming of a citymiddle school.Appointments: Thursday, Nov. 28, noon: Opening of the exhibition at the Labronica Library, with Mayor Luca Salvetti and curator Mariella Calabresi; Sunday, Dec. 1, 4-7 p. m.: Special opening of the Labronica Library with free guided tours; Friday, Dec. 6, 5 p.m.: Finissage conference Anna Franchi, the first and last Macchiaioli by Jacopo Suggi.

The exhibition opens, at the Labronica Library, Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Saturday from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., free admission; at the Museo Civico Fattori (Villa Mimbelli) Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 4 p.m.-7 p.m., admission included in the cost of the museum ticket. Contacts: Labronica Library 0586 824528, Fattori Museum 0586 824607. A unique opportunity to rediscover an extraordinary woman who made her mark on the cultural and social history of Livorno and beyond.

In Livorno, an exhibition dedicated to Anna Franchi, the woman who launched the Macchiaioli movement

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