Palazzo Strozzi to Spotlight U.S. Artists in 2021
Upcoming & Ongoing
As we all know, 2020 was the year of the unexpected. The COVID-19 health emergency caused us to alter day to day life, from how we go to work to how we celebrate [...]
365 DAYS in FLORENCE & TUSCANY®
TODAY
Friday, January 27, 2021
The COVID HEALTH EMERGENCY mandates the closure of exhibitions in addition to fairs and festivals. The edict also mandates that public transportation (buses, trams and trains) be limited to 50% [...]
This Week
The January 15 COVID-19 Decree: Florence & Tuscany Remain a ‘Yellow Zone’ for Now
Italian Prime Minister Conte’s latest decree signed on January 15 is effective immediately and lasts until March 5, 2021. Most rules remain the same. The country’s regional color system is still in place, with a [...]
Welcome Back Uffizi Galleries after COVID-19 Closure
Museums
After the first wave of all city-run museums and three state run museums once again welcoming visitors on weekdays only after remaining closed over two months to comply with restrictions designed to contain Covid contagions, [...]
Join the Women’s March 2021 Virtual Event
Top Picks
January 21, 2021 marks the fourth anniversary of the Women’s March on Washington, which took place in 2017, the day after the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump. Despite many of this year’s initiatives being [...]
A Dante Word a Day & an Italian Language Museum
Events
2021 will be defined by health and political events around the world but one more positive characterization of this year is the 700th anniversary of Italian poet Dante Alighieri’s death. Author of The Divine Comedy [...]
Florence Museums Reopen after COVID-19 Restrictions
Museums
Thanks to the latest national decree, a number of state and city-run museums will once again welcome visitors–for the moment on weekdays only–starting on January 18. Uffizi director Eike Schmidt announced that while quickly [...]
A Donizetti Rarity in Streaming at the Teatro del Maggio
Free in Florence
Florence’s Teatro del Maggio opens the 2021 season with a rare Donizetti opera, “Linda di Chamounix” in live streaming on Friday, January 15 at 8 pm. The opera premiered in Vienna at the Karntner theater [...]
A Digital Display of Dante Drawings at the Uffizi
Arts Guide
2021 marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Florentine poet, Dante Aligheri. While the first celebratory event took place in October with Massimo Sestini’s photo exhibition, the Uffizi is leading Florence into a year [...]
