Florence Daily News

Brunelleschi’s Dome to Be Equipped with New Monitoring System

New sensors will be evenly distributed across Brunelleschi’s Dome to monitor structural behavior beyond major cracks.
New AV Station Advances, But Connection to SMN Lacking

A proposed solution is a people mover, a shuttle system designed to bridge the distance between the two stations.
Tuscany Approves Law Allowing Pets’ Ashes to Be Buried with Owners

The new law allows the ashes of companion animals to be interred in the same burial niche as their owners.
Florence Tops Travel + Leisure’s 2025 Ranking of European Cities

The annual ranking is based on thousands of votes from international travelers.

Palazzo Strozzi in Florence presents its new Spotify profile with three playlists inspired by the American art exhibition

Tuesday, June 29, 2021 Eirini Lavrentiadou Arts

Palazzo Strozzi becomes high tech and makes the experience of visiting the exhibition more complete, immersive and engaging by launching a new Spotify profile with three special playlists inspired by the great American Art 1961-2001 exhibition. From Andy Warhol to Kara Walker. Thanks to this platform it is possible to enjoy the visit listening to music designed specifically for each section of the exhibition.

Quote di genere, applichiamole ovunque. Anche ai settori dove ci sono solo donne

Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Marco Bastiani Italiano

Una società dove una funzione viene svolta sia da uomini che da donne non è soltanto maggiormente equa nel rispetto dei diritti umani, ma anche più efficiente e produttiva.

Gender quotas, let’s apply them everywhere. Even to sectors where there are only women

Wednesday, June 23, 2021 Marco Bastiani Opinions

A society where a function is carried out by men and women is not only more equitable in respect of human rights, but also more efficient and productive.

Italy removes masks on June 28

Tuesday, June 22, 2021 Editorial Staff News

From June 28 in the white zones in Italy is no longer mandatory to wear a mask outdoors. After the research of the Scientific Technical Committee, the confirmation comes from the Italian Minister of Health Roberto Speranza: “The obligation will be overcome, always in compliance with the precautionary indications of the CTS”

Fishing: Rookie Jacopo Gallelli from Florence is the first European to earn victory in the United States

Tuesday, June 22, 2021 Editorial Staff Sports

Rookie Jacopo Gallelli of Florence, Italy, brought a five-bass limit to the scale Sunday weighing 20 pounds even to win the MLF Tackle Warehouse Pro Circuit Presented by Bad Boy Mowers, Federal Ammunition Stop 5 Presented by Lucas Oil at the Potomac River. Gallelli’s four-day total of 20 bass weighing 65 pounds, 3 ounces earned him the win by a 2-pound, 5-ounce margin over pro Michael Neal of Dayton, Tennessee, and the top prize of $100,000, making him the first European to ever win a professional bass-fishing event in the United States

Horses, IHP launches a petition to stop the carriages in Florence

Monday, June 21, 2021 Editorial Staff News

IHP, Italian Horse Protection, the first Italian association for the protection of horses, today launched a petition on the Change.org platform to collect signatures in support of the proposed abolition of horse-drawn carriages for tourist use, advanced to the Municipality of Florence. The initiative comes following the accident which took place on June 14 when a carriage collided with two parked cars in Piazza Signoria, including that of the Italian Minister of the Interior.

90 masterpieces of the Medici family at the Met Museum NY

Monday, June 21, 2021 Editorial Staff Arts

An exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum, New York, with 90 masterpieces of the Medici family will be inaugurated June 26, 2021. Some of the greatest portraits of Western art were painted in Florence during the tumultuous years from 1512 to 1570, when the city was transformed from a republic with elected officials into a duchy ruled by the Medici family.