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Tag: contemporary art

KAWS brings “The Message” to Palazzo Strozzi: a dialogue between Renaissance harmony and contemporary icons

KAWS at Palazzo Strozzi: between Renaissance and contemporary icons

Wednesday, October 29, 2025 Eirini Lavrentiadou Arts

For the first time in Italy, the American artist presents a monumental installation, conceived for the Renaissance courtyard.

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Eugenio Giani and Tim Burton

Tim Burton and 1,500 works at Florence Biennale 2025

Sunday, October 19, 2025 Editorial Staff Life

The director receives a lifetime achievement award; designer Patricia Urquiola also honored.

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KAWS brings a monumental new installation to Palazzo Strozzi

KAWS brings a monumental new free installation to Palazzo Strozzi

Friday, October 10, 2025 Editorial Staff Arts

From October 29, 2025, to January 25, 2026, a new site-specific installation by the American artist goes on view in Florence.

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The Roberto Casamonti Collection at Palazzo Salimbeni-Bartolini: A Journey Through Contemporary Art in a Historic Setting

Jewelry in the City: The Roberto Casamonti Collection’s Last Months in Piazza Santa Trinita

Sunday, September 21, 2025 Eirini Lavrentiadou Arts

A journey through modern and contemporary art: Kounellis, Kiefer, Abramović, Miró, Warhol and many others on display in the Renaissance halls of a Florentine palace.

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Time for Women! On View at Palazzo Strozzi Until August 31

Time for Women! 20 Years of Art on Show Until August 31

Monday, August 4, 2025 Editorial Staff Arts

The spaces of the Strozzina at Palazzo Strozzi host Time for Women! Empowering Visions.

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Thelonious Stokes: A Man Making Moves in the Florentine Art Scene

Thelonious Stokes and the Rise of the Florence Black Academy of Arts

Monday, July 7, 2025 Weronika Kitlinska Arts

Originally from Chicago, the artist is launching his own art school after fifteen years as a painter in Europe.

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Picasso Returns to Florence: A Special Exhibition at the Roberto Casamonti Collection

Last Days to See Picasso at the Casamonti Collection in Florence

Tuesday, April 29, 2025 Editorial Staff Arts

UPDATE: The exhibition has been extended until May 31, 2025.

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Palazzo San Giorgio along Lungarno Serristori

New Contemporary and Modern Art Museum Coming to Florence

Saturday, April 12, 2025 Editorial Staff Arts

In Florence, a new contemporary and modern art museum will open by the end of 2025.

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The dancer by Michelangelo Bastiani

Old masters and contemporary art

Tuesday, November 12, 2019 Editorial Staff Arts

The new exhibition Timeless. Old masters and contemporary art, now in its third edition, will be presented at the 40th edition of the Biennale of Antiques, to be held in Florence.

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NEWS

Environmental green light brings Florence Airport’s new runway closer

Thursday, November 13, 2025
Man Smashes Shop Windows and Threatens Passers-by With a Knife in Florence

Man Smashes Shop Windows and Threatens Passers-by With a Knife in Florence

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

BUSINESS

Florence to ban outdoor cafés in 50 UNESCO streets from 2026

Florence to Ban Outdoor Dining Structures in 50 UNESCO Streets from 2026

Wednesday, November 12, 2025
Pitti Uomo, the fashion tradeshow in Florence

Italian menswear exports down 3.2% in 2025

Thursday, November 6, 2025

TECH

The University of Florence among the 11 members of EUniWell

Universities join forces across Europe to put well-being at the heart of education

Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Pisa Researchers Help Boost Electric Car Range with Silicon-Based Batteries

Pisa Researchers Help Boost Electric Car Range with Silicon-Based Batteries

Monday, October 27, 2025

TRAVEL

Christmas Market Returns to Florence’s Piazza Santa Croce

Christmas Market Returns to Florence’s Piazza Santa Croce

Tuesday, November 11, 2025
New Municipal Police Unit to Boost Safety on Florence’s Public Transport

New Municipal Police Unit to Boost Safety on Florence’s Public Transport

Monday, November 10, 2025

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ARTS

A room inside Palazzo Grifoni Budini Gattai in Florence, formerly home to the photo library of the Kunsthistorisches Institut. © Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz – Max-Planck-Institut. Photo by Bärbel Reinhard

Armin Linke Explores Florence’s Hidden Archives in New Exhibition

Friday, November 14, 2025
Palazzo Pitti’s Gallery of Modern Art Becomes a Multisensory Museum

Palazzo Pitti’s Gallery of Modern Art Becomes a Multisensory Museum

Friday, November 7, 2025

LIFE

Florence’s ‘second-smallest bookshop’ opens in Santo Spirito

Florence’s second-smallest bookshop opens in Santo Spirito

Friday, November 14, 2025
Thanksgiving in Florence: How the City Celebrates an American Tradition

Thanksgiving in Florence: How the City Celebrates an American Tradition

Thursday, November 13, 2025

SPORTS

Fiorentina Bets on Change: Paolo Vanoli Appointed Head Coach

Fiorentina Bets on Change: Paolo Vanoli Appointed Head Coach

Friday, November 7, 2025
Fiorentina’s centenary overshadowed by Franchi delays and dismal start to the season

Fiorentina’s centenary overshadowed by Franchi delays and dismal start to the season

Thursday, October 23, 2025

OPINIONS

Zohran Mamdani, new mayor of New York

America’s Two Faces: A Nation Still Learning to Live Its Diversity

Wednesday, November 5, 2025
The Florence Biennale closes its 15th edition

The Florence Biennale closes its 15th edition: Light and Shadows

Saturday, October 25, 2025

ITALIANO

La forza della piazza e il valore della presenza politica

Sunday, October 12, 2025
Oltre 200 persone al trekking urbano per difendere il Crocifisso e il Padule

Oltre 200 persone al trekking urbano di Signa

Saturday, October 4, 2025
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