Four new members join director Simone Verde on the museum’s governing body for the 2026–2031 term.
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Tag: Medici family
Tuscany launches app for Medici villas and gardens UNESCO sites
The app allows users to explore routes linking the villas with surrounding towns, historic sites and natural areas.
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17 February 1530: Football Under Fire and Michelangelo’s Florence
On 17 February 1530, while imperial troops surrounded Florence, 54 young nobles played a game of football in Piazza Santa Croce.
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Free civic museums in Florence for Electress Palatine anniversary
On 18 February, Florence will commemorate the death of the last member of the Medici dynasty.
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Florentine Diamond Rediscovered, New York Times and Der Spiegel Reveal
The 137-carat Medici jewel, long thought lost, was found in a Canadian vault after 100 years.
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FAI Autumn Days 2025: 28 hidden treasures open across Tuscany
On Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 October 2025, the Giornate FAI d’Autunno return across Italy for their 14th edition.
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Step into the Renaissance: “Fiorenza – At the Medici Court” Brings History to Life
Florence is set to travel back in time on April 5th and 6th as the Visarno Hippodrome.
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Royal Apartments Reopen at Palazzo Pitti After Five Years
After five years the opulent Royal Apartments at Palazzo Pitti are once again open to the public.
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A Medici Legacy in Court: The Unfolding Drama of a 1739 Will
A direct descendant of the Medici dynasty and the Italian State are at the center of a legal battle.
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90 masterpieces of the Medici family at the Met Museum NY
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.
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