Botticelli’s Venus will not be loaned from Florence’s Uffizi Gallery to Turin’s Reggia di Venaria for the Milan Expo 2015 world’s fair, Culture Minister Dario Franceschini said.
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Author: Editorial Staff
Florence hosts the Unesco World Forum
The third edition of the UNESCO World Forum on Culture and Cultural Industries will take place from 2 to 4 October 2014 in Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy.
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Florence museums chief Acidini quits
The head of Florence’s museums, Cristina Acidini, said Monday September 22, 2014 her decision to quit after a 38-year-long career as a culture ministry official was taken earlier this month because of planned reforms reorganizing the management of Italy’s museums.
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Illegal factory uncovered near Florence
Finance police on Monday September 29, 2014, cited seven Chinese citizens after exposing an illegal operation of seven fur workshops with dormitories for workers hidden behind drywall.
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Tornado-force winds pelted Florence, Tuscany
A wave of tornado-force winds and heavy rains pelted the city of Florence and parts of Tuscany today, Friday september 19, 2014. It leaved a trail of injuries, uprooted trees, and damaged buildings in its wake.
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One in two consumers eats gelato year-round
Ice cream is second only to pizza and pasta in the collective imagination of what Italian food stands for, surveys said during Gelato Festival in Florence, Italy.
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The Ice cream Festival delight Florence
The Gelato Festival’s European Final will be in Piazzale Michelangelo, Florence from September, 12 to 14 2014 (hours 12 am-12pm). Free Entry.
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Florence born dancer 3rd Italian ever at Crazy Horse
The Florence born Giulia Pauselli is the third italian ever at Paris’s Crazy Horse.
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Clooney to wed in Italy on September 26, 2014
Hollywood star George Clooney says he will marry his fiancé, British lawyer Amal Alamuddin, in Venice, Italy, at the end of September.
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Deflation, prices drop in many Tuscan cities
Deflation alarm as prices drop in many big cities in Tuscany and Italy as well. Annual inflation just 0.1%, lowest since August 2009.
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