A terracotta portrait of Filippo Brunelleschi, created in 1447 by the sculptor Andrea di Lazzaro Cavalcanti— known as “il Buggiano”—is being exhibited to the public for the first time in Florence. The sculpture, discovered in 2022 among…
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In Florence, visitors will be able to view Andrea del Castagno’s*The Last Supper* up close by climbing a scaffold specially set up for them. The Last Supper in Sant’Apollonia is reopening to the public while restoration work is…
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The time it would take to move Giorgio Vasari’s*The Last Supper* (Arezzo, 1511 – Florence, 1574) to safety if the Arno River were to flood the Basilica of Santa Croce in Florence again, as it did on November 4, 1966, is just…
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A painting damaged by the 1966 flood, which was salvaged through a complex restoration process and remained in the museum’s storage for years, is once again on public view. From November 3, 2026, to January 31, 2027, the Galleria…
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What does a lion tell us about the history of Florence? For centuries, its image has been a constant presence in the city’s political and cultural life—from the sculptures in its squares and public buildings to its architectural…
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Sixty years afterthe flood that struck Florence on November 4, 1966, the Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz (KHI) is presenting a selection of eight photographs by Ivo Bazzechi (1920–1975) on the facade of its headquarters at Via Giusti…
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From a former industrial complex to a new hub of creativity, culture, and urban economy: Manifattura Tabacchi continues to transform and is preparing to welcome new spaces and functions. In Florence, the regeneration project for the former…
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Digging beneath the surface of things, bringing to light what remains hidden, and examining the fragilities that lie behind everyday gestures: this is the core of the exploration in BURROWED, the exhibition by Joanna Piotrowska (Warsaw…
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