ART + CULTURE

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

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Digitalizing Michelangelo

Casa Buonarroti conserves precious Michelangelo correspondence for tomorrow.

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Artemisia exhibition at Casa Buonarroti

Don't miss the Artemisia in the Museum of Michelangelo show featuring Penitent Mary Magdalene on loan from the Palatine Gallery.

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Street art appears on shutters in via Palazzuolo

Guided tours of the street art will be held (in Italian) on Sunday, September 24 and Sunday, October 1.

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Rare globes and astrolabes go on display at the Galileo Museum

The rare scientific instruments were acquired by the Italian Ministry of Culture and restored thanks to Friends of Florence.

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How the Pitti Palace came into being

The massive scale of Luca’s palace would make it the largest private home in the world at that time.

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Domus Aurea: lighting and living spaces

Florentine Paolo Tozzi spent several years in New York before returning home to establish an interiors store.

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Bianco Bianchi: the ancient art of scagliola for contemporary living

Bianco Bianchi's clients have included the British Royal Family and Gianni Versace.

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The sacred sound of the Renaissance

A conversation with Mark Spyropoulos, course director of Fondazione Mascarade Opera’s Florence Choral Course.

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Meet Jeremy Kalke

One of Florence's leading young DJs has delighted the Thursday night crowds in the Palazzo Strozzi courtyard this summer.

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From the depths to the heights

An in-depth review of the Nico Vascellari MELMA exhibition at Forte Belvedere.

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The “buchette” backstory

Florence's "wine windows" are enjoying a second renaissance and brisk business.

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A part yet apart: Liu Bolin ‘Hiding in Florence’

The internationally renowned artist 'disappears' in front of famous Florentine monuments.

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Beauty, differences + origins: Wallis Wilde-Menozzi

The author of Florence-based "Toscanelli's Ray" discusses the importance of writerly freedom.

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On dark academia: Joanna Margaret

The first-time novelist talks about the differences between academia and fiction.

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A chat with Lisa Marie Conte Browne

Executive director and board member of Friends of the Uffizi

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Routine ceiling checks underway in the Salone dei Cinquecento

Restorers are working at 20 metres high to check the wellbeing of the ceiling in the Palazzo Vecchio.

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Francesco Vezzoli’s La Pietà goes on permanent display at the Palazzo Vecchio

The contemporary rampant lion sculpture stands in the third courtyard of the city hall.

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Opera del Duomo Museum: Touching greatness

Touching sculptures is encouraged at the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo in Florence.

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Meet Maximilian Ciccone

The Calabrian artist runs his own art school and his unique yet traditional style attracts students from all over the world.

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New rooms at the Uffizi

Self-portraits, comic book artists and Lombard artists received new spaces.

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Summer in Fiesole: culture and more

From daytime hikes to nighttime concerts, a packed summer of experiences awaits in the hillside town of Fiesole.

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Nico Vascellari at Forte Belvedere

Monographic show, MELMA, challenges the status quo.

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Rachel Feinstein in Florence

The American artist’s startling exhibition continues until September 18.

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