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Florence, Vasari Corridor reopens, accessible to all for the first time

The Vasari Corridor, one of the most fascinating and historically rich places in Florence, from tomorrow, December 21, 2024, finally reopens to the public, and becomes accessible, for the first time to all, with a special ticket. This aerial passagew...
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Florence's Museo dell'Opera del Duomo expands: green light for project

The Florence City Council has approved a project to expand the Museo dell'Opera del Duomo. This intervention, made possible by the acquisition in February 2023 of the nearby Palazzo Compagni, a historic property bordering the museum, by the Opera di ...
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Uffizi Diffusi, new year with call: municipalities can apply for exhibitions

The Uffizi Galleries and the Fondazione CR Firenze have announced the launch of the new Uffizi Diffusi exhibition program, a project that aims to take art out of the big museum circuits and enhance small museums in the Tuscan territory. The new agree...
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A Macchiaiolo to be rediscovered: Stanislao Pointeau on display for Uffizi Diffusi

Until Feb. 16, 2025, the "Giuliano Ghelli" Museum in San Casciano in Val di Pesa (Florence) is hosting an exhibition dedicated for the first time to Stanislao Pointeau (Florence, 1833 - Pisa, 1907), the French-Florentine painter who played a fundamen...
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Florence, maxi restoration work for Boboli Gardens: more than 15 million euros allocated

The Boboli Gardens is preparing for an ambitious restoration and redevelopment project that will involve several key areas, with the aim of restoring splendor to one of Florence's most iconic sites. With a total allocation of more than 15 million eur...
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Vasari Corridor reopens: the Uffizi's overhead tunnel accessible again Dec. 21

At last, after eight long years of closure, the Uffizi Vasari Corridor, one of Florence's most fascinating and historic attractions, reopens in Florence : the date to be set on the calendar is December 21, 2024. This "aerial tunnel," built in 1565 by...
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Florence, Sala delle Carte Geografiche reopens restored at Palazzo Vecchio

Three years of intensive restoration, new technologies, a 3D digital journey and an exceptional historical discovery: the Sala delle Carte Geografiche, part of the Palazzo Vecchio museum in Florence, has been inaugurated after completion of the work....
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Raphael's Madonna of the Canopy returns to the Pitti Palace after a year's absence

After more than a year's absence, the Madonna del Baldacchino, one of Raphael Sanzio 's (Urbino, 1483 - Rome, 1520) masterpieces, returns to its Florentine home in the Pitti Palace. The imposing altarpiece, which measures 280x216 cm in its current co...
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