Exhibitions in Florence

Discover the latest exhibition news from Florence in our constantly updated guide. Here, learn which galleries are launching new exhibitions, which artists from around the world are presenting their work, and read our reviews of current displays. From the classical to the contemporary, Florence’s art offering is abundant and diverse, and there is always something new to read about and to visit for yourself.

 

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Gabriele Picco at Gallery Hotel Art

Carrying a Cloud is a whimsical exhibition worth seeing in the public spaces of the hotel near the Ponte Vecchio.

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Thomas J Price in Museo Novecento, Palazzo Vecchio + piazza della Signoria

The British sculptor's works are placed in dialogue with the city of Florence until June 11.

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Supernovecento with Marion Baruch and Thomas J Price

Florence's modern art museum has many things in store for the spring and summer months.

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Speaking Through Colour at the British Institute

An upcoming exhibition puts Anglo-Florentine artist John Griffiths, who sadly passed away in 2015, in conversation with female Abstract Expressionists.

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Graziella Guidotti: weaver of Florence

We introduce you to the legendary 88-year-old weaver who is currently hosting an exhibition of her work in Prato.

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Exploring Antonio Meucci’s legacy through art

An upcoming exhibition titled Woven Frequencies celebrates the Florence-born man credited with inventing the telephone.

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A world without nuclear weapons: Senzatomica

A thought-provoking exhibition examines the catastrophic effects of nuclear weaponry.

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Cabinet of curiosities at Palazzo Coppini

The eclectic collection at this hidden Palazzo is something to behold, but make sure you go on the correct day.

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Polimoda presents AN/ARCHIVE EVENT TWO: blue r/evolution at Pitti Uomo 107

Exhibition highlights include Roy Roger’s 150-year archive and photographer Charles Fréger’s Bleus de travail.

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Sala Grande: Giorgio Vasari for Cosimo I de’ Medici

Until March 9, an exhibition marks the 450th anniversary of the architect and the Grand Duke.

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800 years of the Stigmata of St. Francis

An exhibition in Santa Croce celebrates the Umbrian saint's miracle.

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7 Giorgio Vasari exhibitions in Tuscany

Admirers of the Renaissance genius are spoilt for choice this winter.

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Interi and Museo de’ Medici present sculpture to Mayor Sara Funaro to mark flood anniversary

Artist Jean O'Reilly Barlow presented a piece to honour the occasion.

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DRIFT’s Shy Society installation begins at Palazzo Strozzi

A new site-specific installation in the courtyard provides a contemporary vision of the Renaissance architecture.

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Michelangelo and Power at Palazzo Vecchio

The Sala delle Udienze and Sala dei Gigli house more than 50 works exploring Michelangelo's relationship with power.

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Three contemporary art exhibitions at Manifattura Tabacchi

From photographs by Massimo Listri to DJ sets in hanging gardens, here's what's going on at the former tobacco factory.

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Up close + personal: Louis Fratino at Centro Pecci

Household settings and tender scenes of everyday queer life abound in this show in Prato.

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Imagining the city: the OltreCittà exhibition at Villa Bardini

Spread over two floors of Villa Bardini, 126 works by modern and contemporary artists offer thought-provoking answers.

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Palazzo Strozzi: Helen Frankenthaler. Painting Without Rules exhibition

With her innovative soak-stain technique, the artist left her mark on the evolution of modern painting in a new relationship between colour, space and form.

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Florence International Antiques Biennial returns for a revered 33rd edition

A high calibre lineup of international exhibitors and collectors is expected to attend.

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Museo Marino Marini: The Treasure of The Holy Land exhibition 

Sacred masterpieces that tell of centuries of faith and patronage of the arts will be on display until January 7, 2025.

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Revelations exhibition at Museo Sant’Orsola

Juliette Minchin and Marta Roberti display impactful art in the former city-centre convent.

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