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“We will promote Tuscan museums off the beaten path”: Carlotta Brovadan speaks

“We will promote Tuscan museums off the beaten path”: Carlotta Brovadan speaks

In her new role (assumed on February 4) as regional director of the National Museums of Tuscany, Carlotta Paola Brovadan is tasked with leading the region’s museum network, coordinating institutions ranging from the major museums in Florence to...
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Florence: The Madonna della Pura Is Once Again on Display at Santa Maria Novella Following Restoration

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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Arezzo, restored and reopened the monumental courtyard of the Museum of Medieval and Modern Art

Arezzo, restored and reopened the monumental courtyard of the Museum of Medieval and Modern Art

The National Museum of Medieval and Modern Art in Arezzo will inaugurate, on Wednesday, June 17, the restored monumental courtyard of its headquarters, Palazzo Bruni-Ciocchi, at the end of a complex process of study, survey and restoration promoted b...
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A calendar of stone: the cycle of months in Lucca Cathedral

A calendar of stone: the cycle of months in Lucca Cathedral

A calendar carved in stone that accompanies visitors along the succession of the seasons, telling the story of man's work, his relationship with nature and the passage of time. It is the cycle of the Months that decorates the frieze arranged on the p...
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Bartholomew Bimbi, the painter who turned fruits and vegetables into marvels

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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Cross No. 20 of Pisa and the transformation of the image of the dying Christ in the thirteenth century

Cross No. 20 of Pisa and the transformation of the image of the dying Christ in the thirteenth century

A cross painted to seal the encounter between East and West. A meeting we witness by looking at a large panel (297 centimeters high by 234 centimeters wide) now preserved in the Museo Nazionale di San Matteo in Pisa, hanging on a wall in the room whe...
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Florence defends historic center: Tar confirms limits on short-term rentals

Florence defends historic center: Tar confirms limits on short-term rentals

This city is not a hotel, one might say, and as of a few hours ago it has had a ruling that puts it in black and white. In Florence, Mayor Sara Funaro spoke of a "historic day," rebuked by Forza Italia, which spoke of "foolish jubilation," but yester...
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Palazzo Blu dedicates an exhibition to the Gioli brothers and painting in Pisa between the 19th and 20th centuries

Palazzo Blu dedicates an exhibition to the Gioli brothers and painting in Pisa between the 19th and 20th centuries

Palazzo Blu in Pisa presents in its exhibition halls from May 16 to September 6, 2026 the exhibition I fratelli Gioli e la pittura a Pisa fra Otto e Novecento, curated by Stefano Renzoni. With this exhibition, Palazzo Blu continues its path of resear...
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