The Gallery of the Accademia in Florence

This work continues the successful series of guides to the world's most famous museums. This time the subject is the Accademia Gallery in Florence, the site of Michelangelo's David, perhaps the most ubiquitous artwork in the universal collective imagination. Francesca Stufa takes children of her own making and sets them off through the museum together with a guide who narrates, not only the stories of David and how he had stood elsewhere for centuries, but the history of the building itself and the uses to which it was put over the centuries. All illustrated through full page colour plates. Precise, lively, amusing and to the point, this colourful guide is also particularly handy and durable thanks to its square format and hardcover binding. Affordably priced, it offers a 'tongue-in-cheek' approach to the great museum, just what is needed for our young visitors.

The authors
An art history teacher with long years of experience, Maria Lisa Guarducci is also a "open-minded" mother, well aware that in order to make children appreciate museums, they must be made to experience a carefree visit, strongly backed up with illustrated tools and bare-essentials explanations. Her skills have been complemented in this undertaking by the talents of Brenda Bimbi, graphic artist and art historian.