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The Church of San Miniato al Monte, the Church of San Salvatore al Monte, the monumental ramps designed by Giuseppe Poggi, piazzale Michelangelo, the Rose and Iris Gardens have all ...
Earthly lovers of the Basilica of San Miniato al Monte and supporters of American non-profit organization Friends of Florence gathered in the hilltop place of worship this morning to behold ...
The works were entirely funded by the Associazione Amici dei Musei e dei Monumenti fiorentini.
Restoration works have been completed on the funeral monument of the Polish Count Michal Bogoria Skotnicki at Santa Croce, thanks to the support of the Inner Wheel Club Firenze Medicea.
In June 2021, just two weeks before Advancing Women Artists’ definitive closure, the Ancient Hospital of San Giovanni di Dio in borgo Ognissanti welcomed two newly restored ovals by eighteenth-century ...
The restoration of a sculptural group at piazzale Michelangelo including the bronze copy of Michelangelo's David has begun, commissioned by the Municipality of Florence with the support of Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A.
On July 3, the San Giovanni Baptistery opened its doors to the public once again.
While the usual fireworks display will not be taking place this year, as in 2020, there are still plenty other ways to mark the occasion.
The centre of the fountain is pietra serena and white marble, with three bronze monkeys created by the Vicenza sculptor Camillo Mariani (Vicenza, 1567 – Rome, 1611), for the Duke of Urbino, Francesco Maria II della Rovere.
The magnificent work by the Dominican painter and friar measures 175 by 175 cm and was painted around 1450 on the commission of Cosimo de’ Medici.
An eight-year restoration campaign has been completed in the New Sacristy of the Medici Chapels. The tombs and wall coverings have undergone a conservative restoration by ...
Restoration work has been completed on a portrait of sixteenth-century poet Laura Battiferri, painted by Agnolo Bronzino. The painting, which is kept in the Palazzo Vecchio, is about to go on loan to New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The works were undertaken by the Bargello Museums and the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, with the financial support of Friends of Florence.
In Florence Cathedral, steps and a viewing platform have been added to enable an up-close look at Domenico di Michelino’s 1465 painting, Comedy Illuminating Florence. Part of the celebrations to ...
The Galleria dell’Accademia reopens to the public on Thursday, May 6 with a striking new layout. Over 600 artworks were moved during the closure, which the museum used ...
On Tuesday, May 4, the Uffizi reopened its doors to the public. The first two people to return to the hallowed halls were Giacomo, 40, and Monica, 48, a couple ...
For seven hours, each day for seven days, Marisa Garreffa sits and sews, listens and remembers, stitching together the emotional landscape of Florence in May 2021, enacting a ritual of healing.
The David’s “twin” was conceived via a complex digitalization process that involved roughly 40 hours of scanning Michelangelo’s original in the Galleria dell’Accademia.
The conservation and restoration of the Archangel Raffaele e Tobiolo, which Giovanni Baratta sculpted between 1696 and 1698, has proven a months-long labour of love for the Mircea Maria Gerard ...
Now that Tuscany has returned to yellow zone status, Florence’s museums and cultural centres are reopening their doors to the public. Please note that booking is mandatory at weekends to ...
Visitors who return to the Uffizi this summer will find changes as Florence’s foremost museum expands its cultural offering. When the Uffizi reopens its doors ...
The crumbling former premises of the Oriuolo Theatre in front of the Oblate Library have been demolished to make way for a new cultural space. ...
The work by Giulia Peyrone makes use of construction grade textiles and specialized printers to create a distinctive artwork within footsteps of Palazzo Pitti.
The frescoed lunette from Porta alla Croce, the city gate in piazza Beccaria, has been restored and moved permanently to the conference room at the Oblate Library. Originating in the ...
