FauHau will bring contemporary Chinese films (all with English subtitles) to Cinema La Compagnia, via Cavour 50/r, from October 14 – 18. Thursday is specifically dedicated to works by women directors and producers, while Friday will showcase movies by young, up-and-coming talents. Click here to see the program. This year’s FauHau Festival also offers a Chinese cooking class with lunch in addition to a traditional tea ceremony at Teatro del Sale (via dei [...]
Thursday, October 15: Professor Bruce Edelstein will give a lecture in English on Pontormo and the Florentine Tradition: Nostalgia during the Siege of Florence. NYU Florence, Villa Sassetti, Via Bolognese 118. 6 pm. Studying the works of artists of previous generations was an essential part of an artist’s formation in Renaissance Florence. Jacopo Pontormo (1494-1557) was no exception to this rule and demonstrated unusual sensitivity to the Florentine tradition throughout his career. However, [...]
For one weekend, visitors and residents of Florence have the opportunity to tour historic properties–that are usually private–across the city during the FAI Autumn Days event. Scheduled for Saturday, October 10 and Sunday, October 11, 2026, FAI (Fondo per L’Ambiente Italiano, or the Italian National Trust) invites the public to explore these cultural landmarks and contribute to the continuation of Italy’s historic, artistic, and environmental heritage. This year, FAI’s focus is Made in [...]
On the first Sunday of the month, the state museums of Florence are free for everyone and will remain so for the whole of 2026. City-run museums are providing access at no cost to residents of the greater Florentine metropolitan area (Domenica Metropolitana) on the same day. The state-run museums comprise: Uffizi Gallery (8:15 am – 6:30 pm); Palazzo Pitti complex (8:15 am – 6:30 pm); Boboli Gardens (8:15 am – 6:30 [...]
Through September 27, an event aptly named Green Florence is taking place at Santa Croce Square. The square, typically a standard cobblestone piazza, has been temporarily remodeled to feature some 3,000 square meters of real grass. The square has become a floral oasis within the city, certainly standing out amidst the urban landscape of downtown Florence. This weekend, the (newly) grassy square contains a handful of olive trees, a small selection of [...]
Saturday 26: European Heritage Day. Admission to select museums for €1 until 11 pm. Every year during European Heritage Month, several museums and galleries open their doors in the evening to promote community participation through cultural activities and discounted prices. The theme for this year’s weekend of cultural celebration is “Heritage at Risk: Revive, Resist, Reimagine.” Nine Florence museums will be participating in reducing their admission fees to a symbolic cost of [...]
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 [...]
