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The 2025 Jubilee and what to expect in Florence

On December 24, Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica, marking the beginning of the Jubilee year.

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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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The Vasari Corridor reopens on December 21

The overhead walkway has been closed since 2016.

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December at Teatro Niccolini

Teatro Niccolini will show the new musical 'Rachmaninoff and the Tsar' and a screening of 'White Nights' with the movie's stars in attendance.

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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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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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Making the Renaissance: Alan Pascuzzi

A new art course at The British Institute of Florence

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3 antique dealers in Florence

From via Maggio to via dei Fossi, Florence's art galleries are internationally renowned.

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Opera, concerts + more: 2025 season announced at Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Florence’s cutting-edge theatre and opera house aims to attract quality audiences through advance cultural planning.

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Mona Lisa and Sant’Orsola

Article by Martin Kemp + Giuseppe Pallanti

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Jeff Goldblum jazzes up Florence

The Jurassic Park and Netflix Kaos star will perform with his jazz band at Teatro Niccolini on September 20 and 21.

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The Decameron: Netflix v. the book

Just how close is the new series to Boccaccio's 14th-century masterpiece?

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Teatro Niccolini: A theatrical renaissance in Florence

Don't miss Jeff Goldblum at Teatro Niccolini on September 20, 2024.

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Fashion Museum reopens at Palazzo Pitti

A style encyclopedia from the 18th to the 21st century

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Isabelle Huppert appointed president of the International Jury at the Venice Film Festival

French actress to preside over judges awarding the Golden Lion for Best Film.

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Daisy’s Dining: an evening of fine dining + entertainment

Starting at 8pm, this weekly series of special dinner shows is bringing evenings alive in Florence.

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Spring in Florence

The possibilities are endless and you discover the city anew embedded in your soul.

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Festivalino 2024: all stripes of culture

From art to opera and ballet, the Fondazione Mascarade Opera's 2024 "little festival" is as varied as ever.

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Changes at the Uffizi

Paperless ticketing, evening and the occasional Monday openings

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The Devil’s Passion

This March, a remarkable retelling of the Passion of Christ comes to Italy. 

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Behind the scenes of Florence’s hotels in the low season

Low season means maintenance for the city's hospitality industry

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Astronomical traditions in Florence

From historical exhibits to modern scientific breakthroughs

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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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