ART + CULTURE

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

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The Questura building

Florence's police headquarters was once a hospital.

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Brancacci Art Gallery opens in piazza del Carmine

Representing local and international artists

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Exhibition review: Explore. Planet Earth at Palazzo Blu

New National Geographic photography show at Pisa’s foremost exhibition centre

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Grisha Martirosyan: the young Armenian singer who found his voice in Florence

24-year-old baritone Grisha Martirosyan leaves Mascarade Emerging Artists for London's Royal Opera House.

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Spazio Amanita art space opens in central Florence

The whitewashed studio gives space to emerging and established international artists.

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Luca Giordano, Maestro barocco a Firenze at Palazzo Medici Riccardi

Palazzo Medici Riccardi opens an exhibition dedicated to the works of baroque painter Luca Giordano.

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Enrique Martínez Celaya at Museo Marino Marini

The "Watching and Waiting" exhibition reflects on the sculpture's role as witness.

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Camellia garden opens for the first time in the Boboli Gardens

Antique plants, water features and frescoes await visitors.

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Art for Tomorrow: the high-calibre international conference comes to Florence

Confirmed speakers include visual artist Ernesto Neto, filmmaker Amos Gitai and Palazzo Strozzi's Arturo Galansino.

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Paola Vojnovic: Italian connector and cultural entrepreneur

Originally from the former Yugoslavia, via Arizona, Paola Vojnovic is a cultural entrepreneur and a natural connector of people in Italy.

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Figures of change: Aryan Ozmaei at Murate Art District

The Tehran-born artist shows her pastel paintings centred on social and cultural hybridization.

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Boboli Gardens Amphitheater to be restored due to private American sponsorship

Largest private donation of 4.5 million euro ever received by a museum in Florence

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Mary McCarthy

Mary McCarthy’s 'The Stones of Florence' (1959) still has much to offer.

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My Florentine heritage

Military historian and author Antony Beevor reminisces about his Florentine heritage ahead of a talk at The British Institute.

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What to expect at Palazzo Strozzi’s latest exhibition ‘Reaching for the Stars’

In partnership with the Turin-based Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, the exhibition collates the work of over 70 global contemporary artists.

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Palazzo Vecchio and Museo Novecento: Giacometti-Fontana exhibition

A double exhibition presents the art of Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti and Argentine-Italian painter Lucio Fontana.

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In praise of Eleonora di Toledo

The Eleonora di Toledo and the Invention of the Medici Court in Florence exhibition at Palazzo Pitti will run until May 14, 2023.

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Light, Gaze, Presence: Y.Z. Kami exhibition

An interview with the Iranian-American artist currently showing in Florence.

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The history (and future) of theaters in Florence

Entertaining the 30,000-plus tourists that come through Florence every day

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Renato Balestra

A brief history on the iconic Italian fashion designer Renato Balestra and his impact on the world of fashion.

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Extended museum hours to honour Anna Maria Luisa de’ Medici

Medici Chapels Museums to close briefly for improvements.

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Sauro Cavallini statue inaugurated in piazza Duomo 

The exhibition marks the first time that a piece of contemporary art has been displayed in the piazza.

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Curated with love: 13 of Florence’s favourite artisans

Take the "Not for Tourist Map" tour to discover independent artisans across Florence.

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