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Gucci, a venerable Florentine fashion house of almost a century, is a brand that has no qualms about upending its rich history in the name of creativity and originality. This ethos is prominently displayed in the complete re-design of the Palazzo della Mercanzia, home since 2011 to the Gucci Museo. The 14th century majestic palazzo at Piazza della Signoria, the historic central square in Florence, couldn’t be a more suitable location for Gucci Garden, an interactive venue that showcases Gucci's vision for the future, its distinct aesthetic and its evolving philosophy all the while glancing back at its celebrated history. Conceived and designed by Gucci's creative director Alessandro Michele, it brings together two floors of gallery spaces with a new restaurant by a three-Michelin-star chef, and a gift shop-cum-boutique that exclusively sells one-of-a-kind products, inviting visitors to immerse themselves in Gucci’s multi-sensory, all-inclusive universe. Curated by fashion curator and critic Maria Luisa Frisa, the Gucci Garden Galleria takes over the first and second floors of the Palazzo in a series of exhibition rooms showcasing the extraordinary and eclectic creativity at the heart of Gucci. Frisa has eschewed a staid curation of chronological order preferring instead to confrontationally combine the past with the present in thematic groups whereby recent clothes and accessories are mixed with vintage pieces dating as far back as the House's 1921 Florentine beginnings, memorabilia and ephemera sit side by side with contemporary artworks, and archival documents are accompanied by video installations. 
Gucci Garden Bookstore. Photo © Gucci. Entering the Galleria, visitors are fittingly welcomed by GUCCIFICATION, a room where the brand’s GG logo is showcased through the numerous iterations it has gone through, including the iconoclastic version that street artistTrevor Andrew has created for theGucci Ghost collection, a collaboration that is part of Michele's strategy to tap into the internet culture. Andrew's signature "REAL LOVE" logo can also be seen on the gallery walls as are, in subsequent rooms, Jayde Fish’s quirky illustrations and Coco Capitán’s metamodernist statements. PARAPHERNALIA, focuses on the brand’s famous icons, such as the loafers, the red and green striped ribbon, the signature prints and the use of bamboo, while COSMORAMA, which is introduced by a video installation—‘‘Obbiettivo sulla cronaca. Firenze Moda in pelle’’, black and white footage from 1967 showcasing Gucci’s new Florentine store—is dedicated to bags, suitcases and luggage, as it explores the brand’s origins as a leather goods manufacturer and taps into its cosmopolitan ethos. In the rooms entitled DE RERUM NATURA on the second floor, Gucci Garden Galleria’s most iconographic tribute to its name, Michele’s passion for flora and fauna, a preference which has been present since the brand’s inception, is colourfully displayed through current and vintage clothing, accessories and objects, as well as original artwork by Vittorio Accornero who was commissioned to create the Gucci Flora print in 1966. The Galleria is completed by EPHEMERA, where visitors can trace the brand’s story through documents, videos, memorabilia and selected products, and a small tented auditorium of red velvet where the audience of 30 can watch experimental films. 
Matches from the Gucci Garden series. Photo © Gucci. 
On the ground floor, the Gucci Osteria and the Gucci Garden Boutique allow |
