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Art and culture from Florence, Italy, focusing on exhibitions, museums, artisans and more.
INO Director Raffaella Fontana tells us about the conservation of Artemisia's Allegory of Inclination, using 3D digital technology.
Learn the backstory of "Heroes, a True Story" based on courageous real-life events in Fiesole during the Second World War.
Take a Sunday morning tour of Alfredo Pirri's art installation on the roof of Florence Opera House
The Biblioteca Magliabechiana is open for free to academics on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The Paperback Exchange share their picks of the best Florence-based books to read this winter.
The campaign at Badia Fiorentina was made possible thanks to the non-profit Friends of Florence association.
Listen to the best up-and-coming Florentine music of 2022 on our Spotify playlist.
In the century before Forster’s novel was published, travel underwent a radical transformation. Routes were standardised, the first guidebooks were published and group trips were organised. So, what did people do before Baedeker?
The Card del Fiorentino gives access to guided tours and unlimited admissions to many of the city's museums.
As a city with the world’s attention, how does Florence prevent its glorious heritage in culture from stifling the achievements of today?
The Adoration of the Magi painting will be displayed alongside an exhibition on the attribution process.
November 25 marked the International day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Museo Novecento acknowledged this day with the opening of Julia Krahn’s newest exhibition.
Fiesole now has a modern new theatre after two decades in the making.
Extensive traces of colour were found on the 1359-60 sculpture of the Madonna with Child and Adoring Angels.
David Bach speaks with Elaine Ruffolo about art history classes, adapting during Covid, and doing tours for celebrities.
Friends of Florence have funded the restoration of the altarpiece painted by Giovanni Maria Butteri.
Nine Niobid sculptures were recently unearthed in Roman baths near Ciampino.
A review of the Nel Tuo Tempo exhibition by Olafur Eliasson, currently on at Palazzo Strozzi.
Fifty years after the discovery of the Riace bronzes in 1972, the exceptional state of conservation of the statues found in San Casciano dei Bagni show the shift between the Etruscans and Romans in Tuscany.
Meet 12 international artists and faculty members at The Florence Academy of Art, whose art is part of the system of continuum.
The project offers an exclusive opportunity to spend time up close with Artemisia Gentileschi's Allegory of Inclination.
Louis Emory talks about his group The Reckless Few’s first album, Love Italy, and his upbringing in an Italian-American family.
Attend the mass at Ognissanti Church on November 1 and see the freshly restored oil-on-canvas painting of Saint Francis Receives the Stigmata.
The maps and globe that are displayed in the room have been restored for the first time using modern techniques.
