Cradle of the Renaissance, Florence’s historical heritage is primarily tied to Italian art history and the colonial past of the city remains barely noticeable. Therefore, bringing to light the colonial traces of the city participates to the creation of a counter narrative; a history that set itself apart the iconic medieval and Renaissance landscape.
Streets, squares and buildings whose names are related to colonialism
Statues, monuments, commemorative plaques who are related to colonialism
Institutions that themselves or their predecessors were involved in colonialism
Colonial traces in popular and mass culture
AUTHORS
Florence: Daphné Budasz & Markus Wurzer
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