Florence - Finestre sull'Arte

Florence, reopens Villa La Quiete garden, Medici masterpiece and treasure trove of 18th-century botany

For the first time in its history, the historic Garden of Villa La Quiete opens its doors to the public. A secret place, a precious 18th-century treasure chest hidden in the greenery of the Castello district in Florence, the garden represents one of ...
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Uffizi, restored Stanzino delle Matematiche: a treasure among science, art and history rediscovered

At the Uffizi finally reopens to the public the Stanzino delle Matematiche, a small room of very high symbolic and historical value, completely restored and returned to its original meaning. Located next to Buontalenti's famous Tribuna, this space ha...
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Florence, citizens protest during Tourism Forum against city sold out to luxury

While the International Forum on Italian Tourism 2025 opened at the Villa Vittoria in Florence this morning, with the participation of Minister Daniela Santanchè, a protest was taking place in the city. A group of citizens from the Salviamo Fi...
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Florence Antiques Biennale, Bruno Botticelli is the new secretary general. Fabrizio Moretti resigns

After five editions, Fabrizio Moretti is stepping down from his position as Secretary General of BIAF, Florence's Biennale Internazionale dell'Antiquariato, a role he held since 2014. Taking his place will be Bruno Botticelli, renowned second-generat...
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An exhibition in Florence on Giovan Battista Foggini, the artist who defined late 17th-century Florence

Giovan Battista Foggini (Florence, 1652 - 1725), one of the most influential artists of late medieval Florence, is being celebrated through a major monographic exhibition to be held from April 9 to September 9, 2025 at Palazzo Medici Riccardi. The ex...
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Opera Laboratories is awarded hospitality services for the Santa Maria del Fiore complex

An agreement between theOpera di Santa Maria del Fiore and Opera Laboratori was signed in early April in Florence. The agreement assigns to the latter the management of a series of services that are fundamental to the daily operation of one of the mo...
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Higher education for restoration: the Opificio 2025 Foundation is born

TheOpificio delle Pietre Dure launches a higher education initiative for the restoration and conservation of cultural heritage. With the Opificio Foundation 2025 program, the Florentine institute renews its commitment to the dissemination of knowledg...
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Florence, Museo Galileo turns 100 years old. A full program of events, exhibitions and performances

Florence is preparing to celebrate the centenary of the Museo Galileo, established in 1925 as the Institute for the History of Science. The museum, among the most important in the world for research and dissemination of historical-scientific culture,...
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