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An exhibit celebrating 19th century Italian masters of the Macchiaioli movement opened Friday October 3, 2014, at the Italian Cultural Institute of New York.
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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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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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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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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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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 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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The Florence born Giulia Pauselli is the third italian ever at Paris’s Crazy Horse.
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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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As of 20 September 2014 Palazzo Strozzi in Florence will be focusing on modern art once again with a major new event devoted to one of the greatest masters of 20th century painting, Pablo Picasso.
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