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Posted: Monday, 23 March 2009 2:49AM

Part 3: Fabulous Treasures from Our Sister City

by KYW's Karin Phillips
reporting from Florence, Italy

Florence (above) and Philadelphia are sister cities, sharing a love of Italian food and heritage such as is seen here in our Italian-American community and the open-air Italian Market of South Philadelphia.

Now, the two cities are about to share something else: a major exhibit on Galileo and the Age of Astronomy.

The Franklin Institute will be the only venue worldwide. Dennis Wint (right) is president and CEO of The Franklin:

"What's so extraordinary is to see the original Galileo material, 400 years later, that in effect changed Western thought about the relation of man to his environment and to his world.

"And we will have these original objects here in Philadelphia and be the only place in the world other than Florence to be able to tell that extraordinary story."

The exhibit, "Galileo, The Medici, and the Age of Astronomy" will be at the Franklin Institute from April to September.

(Top photo by KYW's Karin Phillips)

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In November 2008, KYW's Karin Phillips was the only area reporter to travel to Italy to get an exclusive look at the artifacts that will make up the new exhibit, "Galileo, the Medici, and the Age of Astronomy," which is coming to The Franklin on April 4th.

Galileo Series #1 - Lending Museum
KYW's Karin Phillips attends a news conference at the Institute and Museum of the History of Science in Florence about the exhibit. (41:35)

Galileo Series #2 - Year of Astronomy
KYW's Karin Phillips speaks to Franklin Institute chief astronomer Derrick Pitts about the celebration of the 2009 "International Year of Astronomy." (2:55)

Galileo Series #3 - Palazzo Vecchio
KYW's Karin Phillips goes on a tour of the Palazzo Vecchio ("Old Palace"), the ancient headquarters of the Medici family. Tour guide Pauline Pruneti describes the famous map room of the palace. (7:16)

Galileo Series #4 - First Tomb of Galileo
KYW's Karin Phillips tours the Basilica di Santa Croce, where Galileo was buried -- twice. The tour examines his first tomb with tour guide Pauline Pruneti. (14:05)

Galileo Series #5 - The Mystery in Galileo's Tomb
KYW's Karin Phillips takes a tour of the Basilica di Santa Croce, where Galileo is buried, and discovers the mystery of Galileo's tomb. Karin speaks with tour guide Pauline Pruneti. (6:14)

Galileo Series #6- Tour of the Uffizi Gallery
KYW's Karin Phillips takes a tour with guide Pauline Pruneti of the Uffizi Gallery, where the Medici family stored many of their treasures including scientific experiments by Galileo and his contemporaries. (9:47)

Galileo Series #7- Museum of the History of Science
KYW's Karin Phillips tours the Institute and Museum of the History of Science in Florence, which contains Galileo's telescope and compass, with curator Giorgio Strano. (6:51)

Galileo Series #8 - Tour of Pitti Palace
KYW's Karin Phillips takes a tour of the "Medici and Science" exhibit in the Pitti Palace. The ancient scientific instruments in the exhibit will be part of the Galileo exhibit coming to Philadelphia. Prof. Filippo Camerota is co-curator. (41:45)

Galileo Series #9 - More on the Pitti Palace
KYW's Karin Phillips speaks to Filippo Camerota, the co-curator of the "Medici and Science" exhibit at the Pitti Palace in Florence. Many of its artifacts will be in the Galileo exhibit in Philadelphia this year. (1:37)

Galileo Series #10 - The Franklin's Dennis Wint
KYW's Karin Phillips speaks to Dennis Wint, president and CEO of the Franklin Institute, on the coming exhibition, "Galileo, The Medicis, and the Age of Astronomy." (6:36)