Cristina Acidini (born 15 May 1951) is an Italian author and art historian. Her name also appears as Cristina Acidini Luchinat. She is the former Superintendent of Museum and Artistic Heritage State Board for the Florence area from 1991 to 1999.

About

She was born on 15 May 1951 in

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico an ...

, Italy. She received a

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

degree from the

University of Florence The University of Florence (Italian: ''Università degli Studi di Firenze'', UniFI) is an Italian public research university located in Florence, Italy. It comprises 12 schools and has around 50,000 students enrolled. History The first universi ...

in 1977. In 1991, she was visiting professor at

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. In 1997, she received an

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and visited more than 70 museums in the United States; she published a book ''Il Museo d'arte americano dietro le quinte di un mito'' on the subject in 1999. From 2000 to 2008, she was director of the

Opificio delle pietre dure The Opificio delle pietre dure, literally meaning ''Workshop of semi-precious stones'', is a public institute of the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage based in Florence. It is a global leader in the field of art restoration and provides teachi ...

. Acidini has been a senior officer in the Italian Ministry for Art and Culture and was deputy superintendent of the Museum and Artistic Heritage State Board for the Florence area from 1991 to 1999. She has been president of the

Accademia delle Arti del Disegno The Accademia delle Arti del Disegno ("Academy of the Arts of Drawing") is an academy of artists in Florence, Italy. Founded as Accademia e Compagnia delle Arti del Disegno ("Academy and Company of the Arts of Drawing") on 13 January 1563 by ...

. Acidini has written many essays on the history of art and has published two novels. In 2008, she received an award from the Foundation for Italian Art and Culture, a non-profit organization based in New York City. She has been awarded the "Beata Beatrix" prize in

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, the Associazione Imprenditrici e Donne Dirigenti d'Azienda (AIDDA) award, an award from the

National Museum of Women in the Arts The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA), located in Washington, D.C., is "the first museum in the world solely dedicated" to championing women through the arts. NMWA was incorporated in 1981 by Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay. Since openin ...

and the Premio Il Bel San Giovanni. She was named a Commander in the

Order of Merit of the Italian Republic The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ( it, Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi. The highest-ranking ...

, a Chevalier in the French

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and a member of the scientific council of the

Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze The Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze is a natural history museum in 6 major collections, located in Florence, Italy. It is part of the University of Florence. Museum collections are open mornings except Wednesday, and all day Saturday; an adm ...

. She has also received the Premio Firenze Donna, the Salimbeni Prize and the Nelli Award of the

Advancing Women Artists Foundation Advancing Women Artists Foundation (AWA) was an American not-for-profit organization (501(c)3), with headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, and Florence, Italy. AWA is committed to identifying and restoring artwork by Florence's female artists i ...

. In 2013 Acidini was awarded the

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for her contributions to culture. Acidini was one of the experts who attributed the to

Michelangelo Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (; 6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known as Michelangelo (), was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance. Born in the Republic of Florence, his work was insp ...

. After the work was purchased by Italy, she was sued for negligence in 2012 but was later found not liable.

Personal life

She married Claudio Luchinat in 1977.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Acidini, Cristina 1951 births Living people Italian women novelists Italian art historians Commanders of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Women art historians