Best events in Florence this week January 9-16, 2025

Here’s our round-up for January 9-16, 2025.

14 January 2025 - 17 January 2025
FASHION

Pitti Uomo 107

The twice-yearly men’s fashion trade fair returns with guest designers like Satoshi Kuwata, foundeer and creative director of Setchu, and many other trendsetters. The subsequent Pitti Filati and Vintage Selection events at the end of January will prove highlights for those operating in the sector.

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Until April 7
EXHIBITIONS

Visions of Etruscan Myths and Rites in Florence

The exhibition of five Etruscan painted terracotta slabs from ancient Caere detail various myths and rites, with the works dating to the late 6th century BC. The recent discoveries were recovered in Cerveteri in 2019 by the Guardia di Finanza.

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9 January 2025 - 26 January 2025
EXHIBITION

Avevo Due Paure by Paolo Cagnacci, Matteo Cesari and Theo Putzu

Giving presence to the past on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the liberation, the works explore the partisan resistance and this fundamental chapter for Italian identity.

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Until May 11
EXHIBITION

Peter Hujar - performance and portraiture / Italian journeys

20 photographs taken by Hujar throughout his travels in Italy are on display, alongside 39 shots taken around the 1970s performing scene in Lower Manhattan.

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17 December 2024 - 9 March 2025
EXHIBITION

Sala Grande: Giorgio Vasari per Cosimo I de' Medici

Palazzo Vecchio’s Salone dei Cinquecento is currently home to the Sala Grande exhibition that brings us back to when Giorgio Vasari went about enhancing the most magnificent of the Palazzo’s rooms. On display until March 9 will be La Sala Grande: Giorgio Vasari per Cosimo I De’ Medici, a small but significant display to commemorate the 450th anniversary of the architect and the Grand Duke who both passed away in 1574, and the glorious project that remains at the heart of Florentine civic life.

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MARKETS

La Fierucola brings the best of biodiversity with crafts and homemade products by small-scale producers filling up stalls in popular piazzas. The Fierucolina takes place in piazza del Carmine from 9am to 2pm on January 12 and in piazza Santo Spirito from 9am to 7pm on January 19.

The popular Only Usato secondhand and vintage market comes to the Limonaia of Villa Strozzi from 11am to 7pm on January 12, with a DJ set adding to the atmosphere. Free entry.

Every second Sunday of the month, the Mangiasano bio market brings together a group of farmers and crafters in piazza Buondelmonti in Impruneta to present everything from in season fruit and vegetables to olive oil, wine, cheese, meat, leather goods, honey, jams, bread, ceramics, cosmetics and bio soap and products for the home. The next market takes place on January 12.

3 December 2024 - 30 March 2025
EXHIBITION

The Cross that Blooms and the Stigmata of St. Francis

La croce che fiorisce e le stimmate di Francesco, created to mark the 800th anniversary of the miracle, is a detailed display that was carefully curated by Sonia Chiodo, Giovanni Giura, Anna Pegoretti and Federico Rossi, situated in the winter refectory. Beginning with part of the permanent display in which the sprawling complex and its various functions are illustrated in the bird’s-eye view painting of the monuments that dates to 1718, Santa Croce is contextualized before we move on to the temporary display consisting of paintings and manuscripts that recount the evolution of the iconography of the Stigmata of Saint Francis.

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THINGS TO DO

Sala Grande: Giorgio Vasari for Cosimo I de’ Medici

Until March 9, an exhibition marks the 450th anniversary of the architect and the Grand Duke.

THINGS TO DO

800 years of the Stigmata of St. Francis

An exhibition in Santa Croce celebrates the Umbrian saint's miracle.

NEWS

The Vasari Corridor reopens on December 21

The overhead walkway has been closed since 2016.

Until February 24
EXHIBITIONS

Officina Bardini - l'arte del legno

The artisanal workshops led by the “prince of antique dealers”, Stefano Bardini, and his son Ugo in the late 19th and early 20th centuries are the subject of an exhibition that journeys through the tradition of woodwork. Focusing on the artisanal expertise and production that made the Bardini workshops famous, the exhibition displays period objects and accessories which fascinated international patrons attracted to the dream of the Italian Renaissance.

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Until January 31
EXHIBITION

Firenze Forma Continua – Incantesimo di fuoco

The rebuilding of the historic centre of Florence 80 years after the destruction caused by the Second World War is explored in detail, elaborating on how the post-war reconstruction process allowed the city to be reborn while respecting its identity.

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Experiences

Tours + Experiences

Vasari Corridor visits

Following 8 years of restoration, the world famous Vasari Corridor has finally reopened to the public! Let’s have a walk inside this historic gallery. Visits are in small groups of ...

Tours + Experiences

Welcome to The Art of Style

Welcome to The Art of Style, where art, fashion, wellness, and personal transformation come together. The gallery is designed as an immersive experience—from rotating art exhibits and transformative clothing to ...

Tours + Experiences

Perfume making workshop: create your own signature perfume

Create your personalized perfume with perfumer Silvia Madari as she guides you through the secrets of fragrances. Book into one of our open workshops or create a private experience for ...

Tours + Experiences

Sensory Bar: An Immersive Coffee Experience

The Sensory Bar offers a 90-minute exclusive experience for coffee enthusiasts at the Scuola del Caffè, located within Ditta Artigianale in Piazza Sant’Ambrogio. Set in a historic venue, small groups ...

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