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With a background in literature, film, and classical civilisation, Jane moved from Ireland to Sicily for what was intended to be a brief stint teaching English, travel writing, and learning Italian. The love affair with Italy was unbreakable and led to making a permanent home in Florence. Always journalistically inclined, she writes about culture and community in Florence.
EXHIBITION/ Benozzo Gozzoli and the Chapel of the Magi and Il Fiorentino: The Grand Diamond of Tuscany The Renaissance master and his relationship with Florence is at ...
SOLIDARITY/ International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women November 25 On the occasion of the day dedicated to the condemnation of violence against women, the ...
EXHIBITION/ Monte Verità: Back to Nature November 19 – December 10 Breathe in utopia and dream of a different world. At the dawn of the 20th century, ...
ART/ Restoration Conversations: The New Woman Behind the Camera 6.30pm, November 16 Tune in for curatorial conversations From the 1920s to the 1950s, women photographers changed history ...
People talk about a ‘room with a view’ to an almost exhausting level (inevitable in Florence), but when faced with Brunelleschi’s Duomo at what feels like a touchable distance, how ...
COMMUNITY / Thanksgiving with The Florentine 6.30pm, November 25 At 6.30pm on November 25, join us at Ruffino’s Poggio Casciano wine estate to celebrate the occasion while ...
DESIGN/ Florence Biennale October 23-31 A major contemporary art and design exhibition comes to Fortezza da Basso in an unmissable display of international artistic production. The thirteenth ...
On entering the main two rooms of the research centre in via La Pira, Professor Riccardo Maria Baldini concedes that your first impression might be that of a cemetery. Cabinets ...
INSTALLATION/ Franco Ionda ‘Smarriti’ Until December 12 Contemporary art returns to Palazzo Pitti with works by the Florentine artist, Franco Ionda. Fearuting irregularly shaped stars, long, narrow ...
Majestically positioned near the Arno River, the Franciscan church in borgo Ognissanti dates to 1251. In addition to 15th-century frescoes by Ghirlandaio, you’ll find the earthly resting places of Botticelli ...
A Michigan-born musical theatre performer based in New York visited Florence on a three-day solo trip. Sitting alone at the Jazz Club, she sees Dario, and that’s where her story ...
PETS/ Animal Day October 10 Animal lovers rejoice! From 10am to 6pm, Giardino dell’Orticoltura will fill with events focused on four-legged friends and not only. 15 animal welfare associations and ...
CINEMA/ UNICEF Innocenti Film Festival October 21-24 Showcasing the awe, excitement, uncertainty and struggles of childhood, the UNICEF Innocenti Film Festival (UIFF) returns to Florence from October ...
Through art, jewellery and events, Marina Calamai’s oeuvre is emotionally impactful yet playful, operating from the belief that, when we laugh, our hearts open to learning. Love Labyrinth ...
VINO/ Wine Stories 5pm, September 23 Wine Stories are back! In the next English-language episode of the web talk series, three wine professionals talk about what ...
SIP/ Florence Cocktail Week September 20-26 Quality mixology returns as Florence Cocktail Week resumes a weeklong smorgasbord of shaking from September 20 to 26. A mainstay on ...
SHOW/ Hershey Felder’s George Gershwin Solo September 14, 9pm Ph/ Marco Badiani The much-loved Canadian pianist, actor and producer gears up to perform his George Gershwin Solo in ...
Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz is the creative force behind an engaging and dramatic upcoming exhibition at the Badia Fiorentina. The 100 cantos of Dante Alighieri’s much-loved masterpiece, the Divine Comedy, ...
On a platform infamous for being contrived and famous for being fun, Instagram is home to a sprinkling of society that varies from the ridiculous to the inspirational. Lisa-Marie Proteau ...
As we unpack our beach bags and ease ourselves into routine, these top events keep the holiday feeling going. SHOW/ Hershey Felder’s George Gershwin Solo September 14, 9pm ...
August 1 / You have until September 1 to avail of the summer sales, so now’s the time to stock up on the bits you need before the good stuff ...
CONCERT/ Walt Disney Fantasy 9pm, July 30 Soundtracks of the most loved Disney classics such as Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Snow White and Mulan – with ...
MUSIC/ Incontri in Terra di Siena July 23-31 Ph/ Antonio Lysy The 33rd edition of the chamber music festival opens at the Teatro Verdi in Florence with ...
Six hundred-plus women all over the world are connected by their shared love for the Latin language and invested in their goal “to close the gendered gap in Latinitas”. Established ...
