After a busy summer of outdoor music festivals throughout the region, the classical music scene returns to Florence’s center stage. The Teatro del Maggio spotlights opera productions, the Orchestra della Toscana (ORT) focuses [...]
CLASSICAL MUSIC: CARMEN opera by George Bizet. Teatro del Maggio, Piazzale Vittorio Gui, 1. 8 pm. FLORENCE BIENNALE contemporary art fair. Padiglione Spadolini, Fortezza da Basso. Open 10 am – [...]
Until October 20, 2019: OBEY, MAKE ART NOT WAR. Palazzo Medici Riccardi. Open 9 am – 7 pm daily, closed Wednesday. Admission: €7. Considering the current political climate in the United States, the knowledge that [...]
At the end of this article is a complete schedule of October dates when no-cost access to Florence’s state run-museums. As decreed by former Minister of Culture Alberto Bonisoli, the 2019 agenda has substituted the [...]
The Florence Civic Museum System introduces “Card del Fiorentino” for those living in the greater metropolitan area: only €10 a year for residents to access three guided tours and unlimited entrance to city museums. October [...]
The October 2 “Big Event” to clean up Florence buildings from the effects of vandalism unites American university students, residents, and local businesses in one common purpose: to beautify and maintain Florence’s historic architecture. The [...]
The musicians of the Tuscan Regional Orchestra (ORT) will return to the Abbey of San Miniato al Monte above Piazzale Michelangelo for two classical music evenings on Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28 at [...]
Sunday, Sept 29: CORRI LA VITA (Run for Life) 17th annual fundraiser for breast cancer treatment and research. The race starts at 8:45 am. Participants are invited to meet at the starting line before [...]
Sept. 22: FLORENCE’S EUROPEAN DAY OF JEWISH CULTURE: DREAMS, A LADDER TO HEAVEN. 11 am onwards. Synagogue, via Farini 6, Florence. Florence’s European Day of Jewish Culture, with free admission, includes events that will allow [...]
