Until October 4: OTTONE ROSAI, A POET ABOVE ALL. Museo Novecento of 20th and 21st Century Art, piazza Santa Maria Novella 10. Open 11 am – 8 pm, closed Thursday. Admission: €13 for museum entry, €9 for ages 18 – 25 and students, exhibition included. Further concessions are available on the museum’s official website. The retrospective combines the collection of Ottone Rosai’s works scattered throughout the Museo Novecento of 20th and 21st Century Art [...]
Wednesday, 16: THE LIFE AND AFTERLIFE OF FRA GIROLAMO SAVONAROLA. A talk in English by Mark Roberts. The British Institute of Florence. Lungarno Guicciardini 9. 6 pm. In person (€15); to reserve a place send an email to bif@britishinstitute.it or via Zoom (voluntary donation). Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498) was a fiery Dominican preacher who set up a theocratic republic in late 15th century Florence, with himself as dictator. His apocalyptic sermons terrified [...]
Fri. 11 – Sun. 13: ARTIGIANATO E PALAZZO CRAFTS FAIR. Corsini Palace and Garden, via della Scala 115. Open 10 am – 7:30 pm. Admission: €12, free to those under 25. Free catalogue included. Every September, the Corsini Garden in Florence opens its gates for Artigianato e Palazzo, one of Italy’s most distinctive showcases of traditional and contemporary craft. The 32nd edition of this fair will bring together 100 artisans and [...]
September 8: THE NATIVITY OF MARY Italians up and down the peninsula celebrate September 8 as the Virgin Mary’s birthday. In Florence, since the Cathedral (or: Duomo) is named “St. Mary of the Flower” (the Florence coat-of-arms depicts a stylized iris as the city symbol), the adjacent Cathedral Museum (Museo dell’Opera del Duomo) will be open free of charge to the public from 8:30 to midnight (last entrance at 11:30 pm). The Cathedral [...]
There is rarely a dull moment this summer in Florence. Here is the second half of a two-part guide to where residents and visitors are spending their evenings in an outdoor setting. Villa Vittoria Set in the Firenze Fiera park at Viale Filippo Strozzi 2, across from the Fortezza da Basso, the Villa Vittoria features a new and renovated space, welcoming all visitors. There is free entry except Post Office event nights on [...]
One of the world’s epicenters for art, history, and culture, the city of Florence provides all visitors with a special window into the past. Simply walking down the narrow stone streets allows one to feel temporarily transported to the days of Michelangelo and Da Vinci. Interested individuals, however, may take their time travel even further with outings to historic landmarks around the city. One such opportunity is a visit to Forte Belvedere (whose [...]
Until August 23, 2026: ROTHKO IN FLORENCE. Palazzo Strozzi. Open daily 10 am to 8 pm, with extended opening on Thursdays until 11 pm. Admission: €20. Another section is in the San Marco Museum, where Rothko’s works dialogue with early Renaissance frescoes by Fra Angelico (pictured). This section is open Tuesday – Sunday 8:30 am – 1:50 pm. Admission: €11. After the hugely successful Beato Angelico exhibition, Palazzo Strozzi is hosting a seemingly [...]
Each year, the city of Florence celebrates Ferragosto, a historic tradition that dates back to 18 B.C .when the Romans were under the rule of Emperor Augustus from whom the holiday, originally called Feriae Augusti, gets its name. While in the past Ferragosto was a day of rest for the city’s farmworkers, today it is enjoyed by all Italians as a public holiday marking the peak of summer vacation season. It takes place [...]
There may never be a dull moment for you this summer in Florence. Here is the first half of a two-part guide to where residents and visitors are spending their evenings. Admission is free, with food and beverages for purchase. Ultravox Ultravox is one of the city of Florence’s 11 official summer spaces, set in the Prato della Tinaia inside the Cascine Park. This venue is somewhere you can be sure to have [...]
One of the most notable events in modern Florentine history was the day the city was liberated from the Nazis and their Fascist allies in 1944. On Tuesday, August 11, Florence celebrates the 82nd anniversary of its political freedom from the oppressive regime. This year’s festivities are dedicated to the protagonists of the liberation movement, with special focus on the female activists whose selfless actions shaped the country into what it is today. [...]
