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Category: Arts

Andreina Contessa Appointed Director of Accademia Gallery and Bargello Museums in Florence

Andreina Contessa Appointed Director of Accademia Gallery and Bargello Museums

Thursday, July 17, 2025 Editorial Staff Arts

Her nomination, part of a broader wave of appointments announced by Culture Minister Alessandro Giuli.

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Over fifty Roman busts now enrich the Ponte Vecchio stretch of the Vasari Corridor, returning to public view after decades in storage.

Ancient Roman Busts Return to the Vasari Corridor on Ponte Vecchio

Monday, July 7, 2025 Editorial Staff Arts

Over fifty Roman busts now enrich the Ponte Vecchio stretch of the Vasari Corridor, returning to public view after decades in storage.

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Thelonious Stokes: A Man Making Moves in the Florentine Art Scene

Thelonious Stokes and the Rise of the Florence Black Academy of Arts

Monday, July 7, 2025 Weronika Kitlinska Arts

Originally from Chicago, the artist is launching his own art school after fifteen years as a painter in Europe.

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Haley Mellin, Siamo Natura Installation Views (2025), Courtesy of the artist and Museo Novecento

Art and Activism: Connecting Land Conservation and Painting

Wednesday, July 2, 2025 Suyay Ccari Arts

American artist Haley Mellin returns to Florence with her first solo museum show, blending art and environmental activism at Museo Novecento.

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Wang Yancheng Pays Tribute to Michelangelo

At Galleria dell’Accademia, Wang Yancheng Pays Tribute to Michelangelo

Tuesday, June 24, 2025 Editorial Staff Arts

Exhibition features 18 large-scale paintings by the Franco-Chinese artist.

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Sala bianca, Palazzo Pitti

A New Exhibition in Florence Explores the Origins of Italian Fashion

Monday, June 23, 2025 Editorial Staff Arts

The show traces three key decades of Italian fashion through 50 garments and accessories.

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Thomas J. Price

Florence Grapples with the Ordinary Made Monumental

Thursday, June 19, 2025 Aadya Kathuria Arts

Thomas J. Price’s Time Unfolding disrupts everything about Piazza della Signoria’s iconography.

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Florence’s Santa Maria Novella Complex to Become New Cultural Hub by 2026

Santa Maria Novella Complex to Become New Cultural Hub by 2026

Saturday, June 14, 2025 Editorial Staff Arts

The first major opening is expected in the first half of 2026, with the debut of MUNDI, the National Museum of the Italian Language.

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The Enlightenment Reawakens at the Uffizi: A Grand Exhibition Revisits the 18th Century

Uffizi Reopens a Forgotten Century with a Grand Exhibition

Thursday, June 5, 2025 Editorial Staff Arts

The Enlightenment Reawakens at the Uffizi: A Grand Exhibition Revisits the 18th Century.

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Da Vinci Experience Returns to Florence with Immersive Multimedia Show

Da Vinci Experience Returns to Florence with Immersive Multimedia Show

Sunday, May 25, 2025 Editorial Staff Arts

From June 9 to October 5, visitors can experience the life and genius of Leonardo da Vinci at the Cattedrale dell’Immagine.

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NEWS

Tuscany Approves Law Allowing Pets’ Ashes to Be Buried with Owners (Photo by Mike Kilcoyne via Unsplash)

Tuscany Approves Law Allowing Pets’ Ashes to Be Buried with Owners

Saturday, July 26, 2025
Fire Erupts in Osmannoro Industrial Area

Fire Erupts in Industrial Area, Thick Smoke Visible Across Florence

Thursday, July 24, 2025

BUSINESS

Starhotels President and CEO Elisabetta Fabri

Starhotels Closes Record Year, Adds Properties in Tuscany

Tuesday, July 22, 2025
U.S. Tariffs Deal Major Blow to Florence, the Most Affected Province in Italy (Yoav Aziz on Unsplash)

US Tariffs Deal Major Blow to Florence, the Most Affected Province in Italy

Monday, July 21, 2025

TECH

Brunelleschi’s Dome to Be Equipped with New Monitoring System by 2025 (Photo by Cinzia via Flickr)

Brunelleschi’s Dome to Be Equipped with New Monitoring System

Sunday, July 27, 2025
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Wednesday, July 23, 2025

TRAVEL

New Liquid Rules at Italian Airports: Florence Not Yet Included

Sunday, July 27, 2025
Florence’s AV Station Takes Shape Amid Transit Questions

New AV Station Advances, But Connection to SMN Lacking

Saturday, July 26, 2025

In the Spotlight

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ARTS

Andreina Contessa Appointed Director of Accademia Gallery and Bargello Museums in Florence

Andreina Contessa Appointed Director of Accademia Gallery and Bargello Museums

Thursday, July 17, 2025
Over fifty Roman busts now enrich the Ponte Vecchio stretch of the Vasari Corridor, returning to public view after decades in storage.

Ancient Roman Busts Return to the Vasari Corridor on Ponte Vecchio

Monday, July 7, 2025

LIFE

Photo by Francesco Prandoni for Lucca Summer Festival

Jennifer Lopez dazzles Lucca with a night of music, power and sparkle

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Three Books by Florentine Authors Offering Insight into Florence

Thursday, July 10, 2025

SPORTS

St George’s Park National Football Center in Staffordshire

ACF Fiorentina Begins English Tour with Premier League Friendlies

Monday, July 28, 2025
€55M for Florence: Urban Plan Frees Funds for Franchi

Government Releases €55M to Florence, Stadium Renovation Back on Track

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

OPINIONS

The international fast food chain McDonald’s is “one step away from signing” a lease for the premises of the historic Olympion café

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Thursday, July 17, 2025
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Sunday, July 13, 2025

ITALIANO

Il rendering della proposta del Comitato per il Crocifisso a Signa

A Signa un parco urbano al posto del cemento: il masterplan del Comitato

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Signa, droga in condominio: i residenti segnalano, i carabinieri arrestano

Monday, July 21, 2025
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