Ruth Cullen is a student spending her year abroad in Florence, interning for the Florentine and enjoying the many opportunities the city offers. She combines her interests in history and art history with her efforts to improve her Italian, by going to galleries and museums in her free time and chatting to locals about the things she finds there.
Budding artists use neon-coloured paints to decorate their canvases whichever way they choose.
Florence's life drawing community is an easy one to be welcomed into, with short or long form sessions available.
HIghlights include Dutch master Gerard van Honthorst’s Orpheus and Eva Marisaldi’s musical drum installation.
The British-Kazakh abstract artist becomes the hotel’s first female artist in residence.
From historical exhibits to modern scientific breakthroughs
Independent organizations help international students find fun and friendship in Florence.
Bookshops, youth hostels and libraries offer warmth and community this winter and beyond.
The museum serves a hidden purpose in re-evaluating what defines the artistic history of Florence.
How is Florence's housing coping with the wave of students arriving each year?
Ceramic classes, leatherworking courses and jewellery making: get creative in the Tuscan city!
The official event showcases quality Tuscan products for the fifth year running.
Private galleries are located all over Florence, welcoming people who may wish to purchase the works they find there.
AcquaFirenze and Urban Sketchers Firenze are groups of artists and sketchers that run meet-ups.
The Herculean effort raised funds for mental health charities in Florence and in America.
The club welcomes members who love the community, with none of the politics that professional football can bring.
The Portuguese artist displays three core works in her ‘Between Sky and Heart’ exhibition.
Fr. Kramer Cameron presents the academy as an opportunity for young people to learn from a selection of inspiring figures.
Guided tours of the street art will be held (in Italian) on Sunday, September 24 and Sunday, October 1.
Drawings, etchings, photographs and paintings provide a sense of the art historian’s intellectual process.
The Andito degli Angiolini hosts works by the internationally renowned artist until December 10.