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Florence, Accademia Gallery and Bargello reorganize. Here's how

New arrangement for an important nucleus of museums in Florence. The newly established Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze and Musei del Bargello museum system was unveiled yesterday, comprising seven venues and more than 50,632 works including sculpt...
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Florence, finishes the restoration of the Corsini Chapel in the Basilica del Carmine

A presentation was held in Florence yesterday on the completion of restoration work on the Corsini Chapel in the Basilica of Santa Maria del Carmine, one of the most significant examples of Baroque sculpture and decoration in the city. The event was ...
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Two important works by Giacomo Balla return to the Roberto Casamonti Collection on display.

As part of the initiative The Return of the 20th Century Masters, which has been underway since early 2025, a number of masterpieces by the great artists belonging to its first section From the Beginning of the 20th Century to the 1960s are reintrodu...
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Florence, Museo dell'Opificio delle Pietre Dure is enriched with two precious tiles

On the occasion of itsextraordinary opening on January 1, 2026, with continuous opening hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Museo dell'Opificio delle Pietre Dure in Florence will present a new acquisition that further enriches the prestigious collectio...
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In autumn 2026, the Uffizi Galleries will dedicate a major and historic exhibition to Lorenzo the Magnificent

This fall 2026 the Uffizi Galleries will present Magnifico 1492, a major exhibition dedicated to Lorenzo the Magnificent, the most celebrated figure of the Medici dynasty. The exhibition aims to be an authentic and detailed reconstruction, the most e...
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Florence, Palazzo Vecchio excavations with remains of Roman theater return open to visitors after five years

The Florentine Civic Museums, in collaboration with Fondazione MUS.E, are reopening to the public, after five years, the archaeological excavations of Palazzo Vecchio, spaces that preserve important evidence of Florentine urban history from Roman tim...
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Andrea del Sarto's Madonna of the Harpies: symbols and theology behind the monsters

We owe to Giorgio Vasari the title by which one of Andrea del Sarto 's (Andrea d'Agnolo; Florence, 1486 - 1530) greatest masterpieces is known, the Madonna of the Harpies, a panel more than two meters high that is kept in the Uffizi and is placed at ...
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Florence, Feb. 1, 2026 ticket prices increase for Civic Museums due to rising cost of operation

As of Feb. 1, 2026, ticket prices for the Civic Museums of Florence will increase: an adjustment made necessary by the rising cost of management, reads the note on the website of the City of Florence. While changing the rates, the Cumune specifies, h...
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