Pitti Palace for Android

11 things about Pitti Palace

1. This APP is a great way to discover the four main museums in Palazzo Pitti: the Palatine Gallery, the Medici Treasury, the Costume Gallery and the Museum of Modern Art, and go on a virtual walk in the most magnificent and charming of Italian gardens, the Boboli Gardens.

2. The images are from the Photographic Archive of the Soprintendenza Speciale per il Patrimonio Storico, Artistico ed Etnoantropologico e per il Polo Museale della città di Firenze; the Archive of the Soprintendenza per i Beni Architettonici, Paesaggistici, Storici, Artistici ed Etnoantropologici per le Provincie di Firenze, Pistoia e Prato; and the Sillabe Archive.

3. The “Info” section contains information on the tickets and opening times of the various museums in Palazzo Pitti and the “APP-Manual”.

4. The “Masterpieces” section contains all the most important works, each accompanied by technical information, a description and an image.

5. Raphael’s Madonna of the Chair, Perugino’s Mary Magdalene, Titian’s Concert, Fattori’s Self-portrait, Tommasi’s Spring, the Salzburg Treasure and the Porcelain from the Ming period are just some of the masterpieces on display in Palazzo Pitti.

6. Sillabe’s publications for children are carefully created with richly illustrated texts conceived to inspire – in an easy and enjoyable way – curiosity and interest in the art, music and nature that surrounds us and to tackle more important themes like friendship and personal development.

7. Sillabe is currently one of the most important publishing houses in its field thanks to its high-profile clients (public arts authorities, museums, galleries and universities) and the prestigious authors it has published.

8. The “Map” section (except the Costume Gallery) is interactive and lets users visualise the museums and see the works in the rooms.

9. In 2013, Sillabe began focussing on music to complement its art and cultural heritage activities with musicology and educational texts as well as compositions and critical editions.

10. The texts are by Laura Baldini Giusti, Alessandro Cecchi, Caterina Chiarelli, Marco Chiarini, Maddalena De Luca Savelli, Giorgio Galletti, Marilena Mosco, Litta Medri and Carlo Sisi.

11. Sillabe has worked in the art and cultural heritage sector for over twenty years producing exhibition catalogues, guides, essays, books on restoration, children’s books and art stationary.