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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.
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 ...
CULTURE/ Appuntamenti Spensierati di Cultura 7.30pm, July 20 An hour of theatre and music inspired by ideas of openness, diversity and cultural investigation focus on the theme ...
FESTIVAL/ Musart July 14-27 Summer truly takes off in the city when Musart is here. The music and dance festival in piazza della Santissima Annunziata is an ...
If beach days seem eternal and you’re craving culture this summer, then take a deep dive into Dante as celebrations for the Supreme Poet continue with top-class exhibitions and even ...
Summer is finally here and we’ve never been in more need of sun and fun. While it might be tempting to loll about with buckets of ice and savour the ...
MOVEMENT/ 32nd Florence Dance Performing Arts Festival June 26-July 29 Future Perfect 2: la potenza in atto is the title of the 32nd edition of the festival ...
CONTEMPORARY/ Simone Forti: Senza Fretta June 19-August 29 Works completed during lockdown, using shopping bags Senza Fretta (Without Hurry) is the first major Italian exhibition by American-Italian ...
Stephanie Martin left Belfast in Northern Ireland for Siena, travelling with an Englishman. Together they sold olive oil on an idyllic 12 acres of land, living the Tuscan dream. A ...
FESTIVAL/ Secret Florence June 10-23 The sixth edition of the nine day long contemporary performance festival sees dance, music, art and cinema interact with the landscape of ...
The Florence branch of ArciGay, the leading Italian non-profit organization for the LGBTQI+ community, opens its new headquarters at Circolo Arci Novoli (via di Novoli 9) on June 4. With ...
This month’s best events have seen press releases pouring in, a true sign that Florence is putting itself back together. Here are this month’s top picks for a joyous June. ...
OPENINGS/ Visit private courtyards and gardens May 23 Giardino Torrigiani, one of the sites viewable this weekend A rare opportunity presents itself this weekend with the chance ...
We take you through popular spots to lay out your picnic blanket, and the firm favourites for Florentines and Florence aficionados.
CINEMA/ River to River Florence Indian Film Festival 20th anniversary May 14-15 The River to River Florence Indian Film Festival marks its 20th anniversary with a special ...
As we all seek ways to stay connected to each other and to Italy, these new publications have emerged in recent months, giving us plenty to sustain our appetites. ...
CONCERTS/ Amici della Musica at Teatro della Pergola May 9 – June 6 Teatro della Pergola reopens with its first live concert performed by Amici della Musica. ...
Italian-Thai artist Giulia Peyrone is a contemporary artist and designer who established her first studio in Brooklyn, New York, in 2016. Now in Florence, you may have seen her large-scale ...
The new pandemic-related rules in Italy are detailed on The Florentine’s website and on page 4 of this issue. Please be advised that many openings are dependent on yellow zone ...
The David’s “twin” was conceived via a complex digitalization process that involved roughly 40 hours of scanning Michelangelo’s original in the Galleria dell’Accademia.
ARTISANS/ Florence International Crafts Fair April 24 to May 2 For the 85th edition of the International Crafts Fair in Florence, a vast array of events has ...
Restoration Conversations: Women Artists and the Abstract Revolution 5pm/ April 21 On April 21 at 5pm, Christian and Florence Levett will talk with Linda Falcone, director of Advancing Women Artists, ...
CHARITY/ Run for Fondazione ANT April 9 On April 9, the #run4ANT initiative raises funds for the charity that provides home care for palliative patients and those ...
In a moment when Italy’s appeal is ever more appreciated by those who can’t visit just yet, Stanley Tucci has filled the boot-shaped absence with his Searching for Italy series ...
Plastics, unnecessary bags, boxes within boxes: be gone with them all! Florentine stores are putting the environment first, having replaced excess packaging with pay-by-weight foodstuffs and household essentials. Just bring ...
