Michelangelo Buonarroti | Florence Daily News

Medieval Ventilation System Discovered in Roof of Santa Croce Basilica

Researchers from Italy’s National Research Council have completed the first systematic assessment of the Florence’s basilica.

One of Michelangelo’s earliest known designs for the unfinished façade of the Basilica of San Lorenzo is being shown at Palazzo Corsini.

Around 80 galleries will take part in the 35th edition of BIAF, running in Florence from September 26 to October 4, 2026.

A feature published by the New York Times is drawing international attention to one of Florence’s least-visited Michelangelo masterpieces.

A restored Tiberio Titi painting, supported by Friends of Florence, highlighting how Michelangelo’s legacy was shaped after his death.

On 17 February 1530, while imperial troops surrounded Florence, 54 young nobles played a game of football in Piazza Santa Croce.

From March 14 to August 23, 2026, Florence will host a major exhibition, with over 70 works at Palazzo Strozzi and two satellite venues.

Supported by Friends of Florence, the project revealed new insights into the frescoes.

More than five centuries later, the anniversary still recalls the pride and ambition of Renaissance Florence.

Michelangelo Buonarroti was born on March 6, 1475 in Caprese, a small village in the Upper Tiber Valley.