Broadcast from Florence’s National Central Library
'Women of the Skies: From Muses to Scientists', on location at the exhibition
This 'stellar journey' features history's women - both allegorical and real - who dared to seek the stars. "We begin in the 1500s and follow a path that is long and discontinuous, which is marked by success and by failure," says the exhibition's co-curator Natacha Fabbri. "We are exploring the progressive introduction of women into the field of Astronomy, and their struggle for equality."
National Central Library conservator Alessandro Sidoti adds to the dialogue by discussing
the challenges of exhibiting rare books and manuscripts from one of Florence's most evocative
academic venues.
Women of the Sky: From Muses to Scientists
National Central Library of Florence, Dante Hall
Exhibition organisers: Galileo Museum and the Central National Library of Florence
Co-curators: Natacha Fabbri, Caterina Guiducci and Simona Mammana
Broadcast sponsors:
Calliope Arts
Presenter Linda Falcone
Broadcast media partners:
Restoration Conversations magazine and The Florentine
Broadcast filming: Bunker Film
This exhibition enjoys the patronage of the Municipality of Florence, with the support of Regione Toscana, GiovaniSì, InContemporanea, Caserma Archeologica, with thanks to donors Calliope Arts.