Florence Daily News

Christmas and New Year openings at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence

Special holiday openings are planned across Florence’s main state museums, with full closure only on 25 and 29 December.
Marino Marini: a painter rediscovered in Pistoia

A major exhibition at Palazzo Fabroni focuses on the painted work of one of Italy’s leading 20th-century artists, best known internationally for his sculpture.
Florence may extend short-term rental limits beyond historic centre

Mayor Sara Funaro said the city is considering new restrictions in residential areas outside Florence’s historic centre.
A Historical Distance

According to a CENSIS survey, among Italians aged eighteen to forty-five, only sixteen percent say they would be ready to fight.

Van Gogh, a multimedia experience in Florence

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 Editorial Staff Arts

The Van Gogh Alive multimedia exhibit that opened in Florence this week through April 12 vies to redefine a traditional museum experience by projecting high-definition images of Vincent Van Gogh’s masterpieces in larger-than-life scale.

#Expo2015 denied Leonardo’s Annunciation

Tuesday, February 17, 2015 Editorial Staff News

The Expo 2015 world’s fair has been denied Leonardo da Vinci’s Annunciation for a show on the Renaissance genius during the May to October event.

Carabinieri police on Monday were investigating how the website of a high school in the Florentine suburb of Scandicci was hacked by a group calling itself the Moroccan Islamic Union Mail.

Florentine school’s site hacked by Islamic group

Monday, February 16, 2015 Editorial Staff News

Carabinieri police were investigating how the website of a high school in the Florentine suburb of Scandicci was hacked by a group calling itself the Moroccan Islamic Union Mail.

#Expo2015, enjoy the multimedia Dome in Florence

Thursday, February 12, 2015 Editorial Staff News

It’s called I_Dome, it is one of the main projects that the Chamber of Commerce of Florence and PromoFirenze are realizing for the six months that Italy will see protagonist at Expo 2015.

Schettino guilty, gets 16 years for Concordia disaster

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Editorial Staff News

Former skipper Francesco Schettino was found guilty by a Grosseto court on Wednesday February 11, 2015 of charges related to the January 2012 Costa Concordia disaster off the Tuscan island of Giglio and sentenced to 16 years and one month in prison.

March 8th, how you can help to make a difference

Wednesday, February 11, 2015 Editorial Staff Life

On March 8th, International Women’s Day, artisans will come together for a special showing, and aperitivo, to raise funds to support the work that Artemisa does.

A #MasterChefIt un tocco di Firenze

Tuesday, February 10, 2015 Editorial Staff Italiano

Ci sarà anche un po’ di Firenze nella puntata di Masterchef Italia in onda giovedì 12 febbraio alle ore 21,10 su SkyUno: la pittrice fiorentina Elisabetta Rogai, ideatrice dell’EnoArte, è stata chiamata a valutare i piatti dei concorrenti che partecipano al talent show come parte di una ristretta giuria di personaggi legati al mondo dell’arte.