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Florence: Forte Belvedere Reopens with Four Months of Exhibitions, Music, and Events

From June 24 to October 16, 2026, Florence’s Forte Belvedere will once again become one of the city’s hubs for summer cultural programming with the new Belvedere Firenze project, which combines contemporary art, music, public events, guided tours, an...
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Michelangelo's Grocery List: The More Human Side of the Renaissance Genius

When one thinks of Michelangelo Buonarroti ( Capri, 1475 – Rome, 1564), one’s imagination inevitably turns to the great masterpieces that have shaped the history of Western art. The Vatican Pietà housed in St. Peter’s Basilic...
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Florence: The Madonna della Pura Is Once Again on Display at Santa Maria Novella Following Restoration

In Florence , one of the most significant images of Florentine Marian devotion is once again fully visible in the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella . The restoration of the fresco of the Madonna della Pura was unveiled today; this project has restored ...
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Uffizi: Venus vs. Spring—the two works face each other in the redesigned Botticelli galleries

The two iconic masterpieces of Renaissance painting by Sandro Botticelli ( Florence, 1445–1510), Venus and Spring, can now be viewed at the Uffizi Galleries in a completely revamped exhibition layout that places them face to face for the first ...
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Uffizi and Seoul National Museum, signed an agreement for cultural cooperation

A new cultural bridge between Italy and South Korea is taking shape in Florence. The Uffizi Galleries and the National Museum of the Republic of Korea in Seoul have in fact signed an agreement that marks the start of a collaboration designed to stren...
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The restored Torso of Leghorn, a large bronze from the Medici collections, returns to the Archaeological Museum of Florence

The famous Livorno Torso is back on display from today at the National Archaeological Museum in Florence, after a long and complex work of restoration, technological research and scientific investigation, developed thanks to the collaboration of Ital...
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Bartholomew Bimbi, the painter who turned fruits and vegetables into marvels

The Villa della Topaia, close to the better-known Medici residences of Castello and Pietraia, still bears the signs of the time when it was a casino of rest and delights for Cosimo III. Two elegant cartouches, placed in the hall of honor, accommodate...
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The School of Digital Imaging and AI is born in Florence: training for the imaging professionals of the future

Generative artificial intelligence is radically transforming the processes of image conception, production and dissemination. In this scenario, with the support of Fondazione CR Firenze, Immaginari Contemporanei - School of Digital Imaging & AI P...
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