Join us Friday, December 12 at 6 pm for a special Members Reception at the AGB celebrating the opening of The Medici Dynasty: Renaissance in Florence featuring guest curator Martina Becattini and guest lecturer Dr. Rocky Ruggiero.

Free for Members. ($10 for Non-Members.)

Dr. Rocky Ruggiero has been a professor of art and architectural history since 1999. He has appeared on NBC News, The History Channel’s “Engineering an Empire: Da Vinci’s World,” Nat Geo/NOVA PBS’ “Great Cathedral Mystery;” and his documentaries “Florence: The Art of Magnificence,” and “Medici: The Art of Power” aired nationally on PBS.

He is also the author of the books Brunelleschi’s Basilica: The Building of Santo Spirito in Florence and Rebuilding the Renaissance: Volume I, The Ancient Roman World.