The House-Museums are the homes in which famous Tuscans were born or lived. Among them are the former homes of internationally renowned Tuscan figures of the Risorgimento, such as Giacomo Puccini and Giuseppe Mazzini, among others like medieval writers and poets Giovanni Boccaccio and Dante Alighieri.
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Close-ups: conversations in front of a work
Every Saturday, from 6 October to 5 January, visitors to the Uffizi Gallery, the Palatine Gallery, the Gallery of Modern Art, the Museo degli Argenti (The Medici Treasury) and the Medici Villa of Petraia will have the chance to take part in an initiative focusing on a work of art as part of the series of events called: “Close-ups”.
At the Florentine museums with no queue
If you are not able to visit Florence during the low season (in November and in January-February) and you would rather not have to contend with long queues and waiting times at the museums, we recommend booking your admission to the State Museums of Florence, especially for visiting the Uffizi Gallery and the Accademia Gallery.
Uffizi Gallery is in trouble for bad smells
Bad odors in some of the rooms of the Uffizi Gallery: this is what the Unions indicate in a letter to the Superintendent Cristina Acidini. The discomfort is concerned, in particular, the Senese and Florentine Fourteenth century rooms and the International Gothic style rooms.
Paul Fryer at the Gucci museum ’til September 4th
Paul Fryer, 17th March – 4th September 2012 at the Gucci museum in Florence, Italy. The Contemporary Art Space is where art works selected in collaboration with the François Pinault Collection will be exhibited. The adjacent room will feature video and film installations from the most original productions of “movie art.”
Art&Tourism, a new key event at the Fortezza
Art&Tourism is the first international fair dedicated to culture and art tourism, and will be held from 18th- 20th May, 2012, in the Fortezza Da Basso, Florence, Italy. Richard Armstrong, the director of the prestigious Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York appreciates Art&Tourism.
25,000 subscriptions for “Firenze card”
Since it was established in January last year, the “Firenze card” has reached 25,000 subscriptions, said Mayor Matteo Renzi. A figure higher than initial expectations. The Firenze Card grants admission to the major museums, villas and historical gardens in Florence.
St. Valentine’s Day at the museum
On 14 February, any two people visiting the State museums, monuments and archaeological sites will have to pay only one entrance ticket. In Florence, Italy, Florentines and tourists can visit Uffizi gallery, Accademia gallery, Bargello national museum, museum of Medici chapels, The Pitti Palace and many other museums and galleries.