Tuscany - Finestre sull'Arte

The treasure in the mud: the bronzes of San Casciano, history of discovery

When the hot water of Tuscany 's hot springs meets clayey mud, sometimes history stops and reveals millennia-old secrets that resurface intact, defying time. It happened in San Casciano dei Bagni, in the province of Siena, where, a few meters from th...
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Medicea, the journal dedicated to Medici studies, is reborn

A symbolic date to mark a new beginning. March 25, a day that until 1750 coincided with New Year's Day according to the so-called "Style of the Incarnation," was chosen to announce the rebirth of Medicea. Rivista di studi medicei, a scholarly publica...
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Two music festivals between Tuscany and Marche: from Cacciaconti Music Festival to Macerata Opera Festival

Between June and August 2026 two musical initiatives mark the summer cultural programming between Tuscany and Marche, offering different organizational models and repertoires. On the one hand, the Cacciaconti Music Festival, a chamber music festival ...
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At Siena Cathedral at the crack of dawn: special tours with the claviger return

From April 6 to October 31, 2026, one of Siena Cathedral's most fascinating events returns: the visit with the claviger, an exclusive experience that allows access to the Cathedral at first light. Every morning at 7:15 a.m., participants will be able...
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Uffizi, after eight years reopens the Scalone Lorenese, the entrance wanted by Pietro Leopoldo

After nearly nine years of closure for works, one of the symbolic places of the Uffizi Galleries in Florence reopens: the Scalone Lorenese, the historic entrance to the Gallery's exhibition itinerary, now returns fully visible and accessible to the p...
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Palazzo Chigi Piccolomini at Postierla: the great sixteenth century in Siena

The image of Siena is usually associated with its medieval past, but in fact in the urban fabric of the city one can still breathe the air of its Renaissance, and in particular, at the corner of Piazza Postierla and Via del Capitano, stands one of t...
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Arezzo's Minerva returns to exhibition in its city of origin

The Minerva, one of the great bronzes of antiquity and an identifying symbol of the city, returns to Arezzo and is the protagonist of the exhibition The Minerva of Arezzo. A story of rediscovered community, which will be inaugurated on Saturday, Feb....
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St. Galgano and the Sword in the Stone: history of the Hermitage of Montesiepi

In the silence of the Tuscan countryside stands a place where time seems to have crystallized in the exact moment of a medieval miracle. It is theHermitage of Montesiepi, located in the municipality of Chiusdino in the province of Siena, a religious-...
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