Istituto degli Innocenti is reopening its doors after a long period of refurbishment, with its splendid museum that has been completely restored.
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Category: Arts
Chinese artist Liu Youju’s works in Florence
Works by the Chinese artist Liu Youju will be at Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence from July 2 to July 7.
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Ferragamo to restore the Fountain of Neptune
The Fountain of Neptune, located right outside the Palazzo Vecchio in the Piazza della Signoria, will be restored by Ferragamo.
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Art Bonus passes 100 mln euros in donations
The Italian government’s Art Bonus scheme for attracting private donations for the arts has now garnered more than 100 million euros.
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Stolen Columbus letter to be displayed in Rome
The letter where Christopher Columbus announced the discovery of the New World to the Spanish royal family, stolen from Florence’s Riccardiana library, is now displayed at the Rome’s Museo storico dell’Arma dei Carabinieri.
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Uffizi plans more customed visitor routes
The most visited museum in Florence, the Uffizi Gallery, is planning to introduce some personalised museum routes for visitors, director Eike Schmidt said.
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Vasari Corridor portraits to return to Uffizi
Several rooms at the first floor of the Uffizi Gallery will house the central core of the self-portraits now in the Vasari Corridor by the end of 2017.
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Florence to host Jan Fabre’ Spiritual Guards
Palazzo Vecchio, Fortezza da Basso this year will be hosting the works of Jan Fabre, one of the most innovative and important figures on the contemporary art scene.
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Descendants of Leonardo found, research says
The art historian Alessandro Vezzosi will announce in Vinci (Florence) on April 14, 2016, that he had found the living descendants of Leonardo da Vinci.
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The copy of the Marzocco is under restoration
The copy of the Marzocco statue in Florence is under restoration by a few days.
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