ART + CULTURE

Art and culture from Florence, Italy, focusing on exhibitions, museums, artisans and more.

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The Royal Apartments reopen at Palazzo Pitti

The 14 palatial rooms were once home to the Medici, Lorraine and Savoy ruling families.

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Salvator Rosa’s ‘The Witch’ acquired by the Uffizi Galleries

The 17th century masterpiece goes on show in the Sala Bianca at Palazzo Pitti from January 11 until March.

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Polimoda presents AN/ARCHIVE EVENT TWO: blue r/evolution at Pitti Uomo 107

Exhibition highlights include Roy Roger’s 150-year archive and photographer Charles Fréger’s Bleus de travail.

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Fotografia Wulz: Trieste, the Family, the Atelier

A new exhibition in Trieste honors the legacy of the Wulz family's photography studio, which operated from 1868 to 1981.

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Keeping time: The Baroni Clock

A revolutionary clock designed by Nello Baroni in the 1930s sits on the façade of Santa Maria Novella train station. This is its history.

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Newly restored maps room in Palazzo Vecchio

A 3D digital exploration of the room has been created by Museo Galileo.

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Giorgio Vasari’s end

The death of the artist in Florence's Santa Maria Nuova hospital is surprisingly well-documented.

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Violante Siriès Cerroti: Accademia Women restoration

A project co-organized by Accademia delle Arti del Disegno and Syracuse University is restoring works by the 18th-century female artist.

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Feathers from Florence: Mazzanti Piume

Duccio and his team design feathered items for renowned fashion houses and A-lister celebrities.

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Oratory of San Niccolò of Bari, called “del Ceppo”

A little-known oratory in Florence is dedicated to the figure who inspired Santa Claus. Here is its history.

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Impressionists in Normandy exhibition at Museo degli Innocenti

70-plus works provide insight on the unbreakable bond between the artistic movement and the northern French region.

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Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael at the Royal Academy of Arts in London

The show explores the rivalry between Michelangelo and Leonardo, and the influence both had on the young Raphael.

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Antonio Baldissera Barracks

Completed in 1909, these neomedieval barracks are named after an important figure of the first Italo-Ethiopian war.

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Splendor in Florence: Commemorating the Florence flood and Hurricane Carol in Providence, Rhode Island

Art restorer Elizabeth Wicks and writer Wallis Wilde-Menozzi have a conversation ahead of a week-long series of lectures and exhibitions in Providence, Rhode Island, commemorating the Florence flood (1966) and ...

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Botticelli displayed in Chambord

Bringing two paintings together reflects the influences of Italian artists in the Loire Valley.

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Giunti Odeon celebrates a year of success

Everyone who visits the cultural centre on November 4 will receive a free book.

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Siena: The Rise of Painting exhibition at The Met in New York

Featuring more than 100 paintings, sculptures, metalworks and textiles.

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Italian Renaissance Masters on display at Buckingham Palace

Leonardo, Michelangelo and more to be displayed in the UK until March.

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Giving back to Santa Croce

International donors donate to the upkeep and restoration of Florence's magnificent "Pantheon of the Italian greats".

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Changing BASE

Berlin-based American artist Jason Dodge exhibits at San Niccolò Casa del Popolo.

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The Curators’ Quaderno: Women Trailblazers and Documentary Cinema

A look at the new section of Festival dei Popoli, sponsored by the Calliope Arts Foundation.

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What’s on this fall at Teatro Niccolini

Dame Helen Mirren, Bobby Ewing from 'Dallas' and musicians galore come to Florence.

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Friends of Florence celebrates 25 years of safeguarding art

The non-profit plays a central role in restoring the city's treasures.

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