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Man Climbs Replica of David in Florence: Police Launch Investigation

Man Climbs Florence’s David Statue: Police Investigate Nighttime Stunt

Tuesday, August 5, 2025 Editorial Staff News

Another viral video raises questions about surveillance and respect for cultural heritage.

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Thomas J. Price

Florence Grapples with the Ordinary Made Monumental

Thursday, June 19, 2025 Aadya Kathuria Arts

Thomas J. Price’s Time Unfolding disrupts everything about Piazza della Signoria’s iconography.

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Farewell to the Uffizi Tower Crane

Uffizi Tower Crane: Director Confirms Dismantling After Nearly 20 Years

Friday, May 9, 2025 Editorial Staff Tech

Uffizi director Simone Verde has confirmed that the tower crane behind the museum will be removed in the coming weeks.

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End of an Era: The Uffizi’s Longtime Crane Bows Out

Monday, April 21, 2025 Editorial Staff Tech

As reported by Il Fatto Quotidiano, the crane that has loomed over the city center since 2006 is set to be dismantled by June 2025.

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Thomas J Price

Influencers Fined for Vandalizing Thomas J Price Sculpture

Thursday, March 27, 2025 Editorial Staff News

Two young influencers were caught attaching bananas with adhesive tape to a bronze sculpture in Piazza della Signoria, Florence.

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Thomas J Price Brings Contemporary Identity to Florence’s Piazza della Signoria

Thomas J Price Brings Contemporary Identity to Florence’s Piazza della Signoria

Sunday, March 23, 2025 Editorial Staff Arts

Piazza della Signoria features a monumental bronze sculpture by British artist Thomas J Price.

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Horse Horse goes wild, the carriage collides with the car of the Minister of the Interior

Horse gets scared, the carriage collides with the car of the Minister of the Interior

Friday, June 18, 2021 Editorial Staff News

Moments of fear in Piazza della Signoria, Florence, for a runaway horse that launched into a gallop, dragging a carriage behind it that crashed into a car escorted by the Minister of the Interior, Luciana Lamorgese.

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The Gucci Garden in Florence, Italy

The Gucci Garden opens in piazza Signoria

Friday, January 12, 2018 Editorial Staff Life

The Gucci Garden inside the historic Palazzo della Mercanzia, which housed the Gucci Museo, has been opened in Florence, Italy.

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Began the shooting of Michelangelo movie

Tuesday, October 17, 2017 Editorial Staff Life

The shooting of the film The Sin. A Vision, Andrej Konchalovsky’s film about Michelangelo, began in the historical center of Florence, Italy.

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Urs Fischer Big Clay in piazza Signoria, Florence

Piazza Signoria hosts Urs Fischer’s Big Clay sculpture

Tuesday, September 19, 2017 Editorial Staff Arts

Piazza Signoria is once again hosting in Florence a great contemporary art installation: Urs Fischer’s Big Clay.

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Santo Spirito Resonates with Mozart Performed by Young MusiciansSanto Spirito Resonates with Mozart Performed by Young Musicians

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Florence by air. Image by Dominick Vietor from Pixabay

Florence Redrawn by Hotels and Student Residences in 20 Years

Monday, September 1, 2025
Florence Prosecutors Open Inquiry into Tower Project

Inquiry Launched into Florence Black-and-White Tower Project

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

BUSINESS

Giorgio Armani Buys La Capannina, the Legendary Club of Forte dei Marmi

Giorgio Armani Buys La Capannina, the Legendary Club of Forte dei Marmi

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Discounts and Dilemmas: Florence’s Saldi for Visitors and Shops

Friday, August 1, 2025

TECH

Prato Launches Italian-Chinese Venture to Produce Drones for Europe

Prato Launches Italian-Chinese Venture to Produce Drones for Europe

Monday, September 1, 2025
56 Baby Loggerhead Turtles Hatch on the Beaches of Marina di Pisa

56 Baby Loggerhead Turtles Hatch on the Beaches of Marina di Pisa

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

TRAVEL

Crowding on Ponte Vecchio

Florence Ranked Europe’s Most Overcrowded Tourist City

Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Over 22 Million Passengers and New Lines Ahead for Florence Tramway

Over 22 Million Passengers and New Lines Ahead for Florence Tramway

Thursday, August 28, 2025

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ARTS

Beato Angelico, Franciscan Triptych (detail), 1428–1429.

Beato Angelico at Palazzo Strozzi and San Marco

Tuesday, September 2, 2025
Michelangelo's David

Free Admission to Museums Across Italy on Sunday, September 7

Saturday, August 30, 2025

LIFE

Florence Lights Up: The Rificolona on September 7

Lanterns Light Up Florence: The Rificolona Returns on September 7

Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Over 150 Attend Bella Musica’s Mozart Concert in Santo Spirito

Santo Spirito Resonates with Mozart Performed by Young Musicians

Thursday, August 28, 2025

SPORTS

Florence is getting ready to lace up for Corri La Vita 2025

Join Florence’s Charity Run: Corri La Vita 2025

Wednesday, September 3, 2025
ACF Fiorentina

Fiorentina’s Conference League Group with Rapid Vienna, Mainz and AEK

Sunday, August 31, 2025

OPINIONS

Bush’s Warning on “Dangerous Isms” and Trump’s America Today

Isolationism, Protectionism, Nativism: Bush’s Fears, Trump’s Agenda

Sunday, August 31, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump turned to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and said, You look fantastic.

From Compliments to Hand-Kisses: Meloni and the Politics of Gender

Thursday, August 21, 2025

ITALIANO

Oltre i lettini a buon mercato: riflessione su Grecia, turismo e identità nazionale

Sunday, August 17, 2025
Il rendering della proposta del Comitato per il Crocifisso a Signa

A Signa un parco urbano al posto del cemento: il masterplan del Comitato

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
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