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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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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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Changing BASE

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

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The Uffizi Gallery inaugurates three rooms dedicated to early 16th century Florentine painters

Andrea del Sarto, Fra Bartolomeo and Florentine painters of the period are showcased on the second floor of the gallery.

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When computers look at art

Nowadays, computers are important tools for looking at art. Here's how.

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Refectory of San Marco Museum reopens

Having been partly closed since October 2023, the Refectory is now reopened, having undergone renovation and introducing a new layout.

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Rediscovering Giotto: a learning opportunity at Santa Croce

Take a guided tour of the restoration site in the Bardi Chapel from October 2024 to July 2025.

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Street art returns to shutters along via Palazzuolo

15 artists paint the street fronts of 15 local businesses.

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New rooms open at the Uffizi

Ancient marbles and Flemish masters now have their own dedicated spaces.

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Jacopo di Cione’s Madonna della Neve altarpiece restored

Friends of Florence fund restoration and relocation of Renaissance work.

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Three restoration projects supported by Friends of Florence reopen to the public

Donatello’s Judith and Holofernes in Palazzo Vecchio, the Brancacci Chapel and Oratory of St. Sebastian in Church of the Santissima Annunziata

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Islamic and Maiolica rooms at the Bargello Museum reopen with new layouts

The extensive work carried out is finally unveiled to the public.

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Donatello’s Judith and Holofernes returns to Palazzo Vecchio

The ten-month restoration campaign was sponsored by US non-profit Friends of Florence.

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Contemporary art highlights at Villa San Michele

French conceptual artist Daniel Buren brings colour and stripes to the former monastery turned luxury hotel near Fiesole.

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New research into the Baptistery 

Who built the monument, when and why?

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Neon Brush at The Social Hub

Budding artists use neon-coloured paints to decorate their canvases whichever way they choose.

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Pre-Raphaelites: Modern Renaissance

Some pre-episode insights, in preparation for the live-streamed exhibition visit on April 8 with co-curator Peter Trippi

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Museo Novecento opens doors to young artists and curators

The WONDERFUL! Art Research Program is sponsored by philanthropist Maria Manetti Shrem.

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Newly discovered Plautilla Nelli painting to be restored

Artemisia Gold and Istituto Lorenzo de’ Medici will revive the small panel painting.

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Henry Moore’s ‘Warrior with Shield’ relocated to Palazzo Vecchio’s Terrace of Saturn

The work donated to The British Institute of Florence is now on show where the artist originally intended.

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La Specola reopens in a rediscovery of the natural world

Big animals, minerals from meteorites and Medici gems are among the captivating highlights.

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Depository of the Florentine civic museums opens to the public

The Santa Maria Novella complex will become home to over 4,500 works normally hidden from public view.

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Keil Space: exploring Sam Keil and da Vinci connections

Renaissance art historian finds points of contact between Leonardo da Vinci and the Advanced Arts of Sam Keil.

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Orsanmichele reopens with an impressive new museum setup

Major sculptures have been raised up on plinths for an impactful museum experience.

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