Thursday, July 9, 2026

07/09/2026

MOVIES IN ENGLISH. THE APPRENTICE. Cinema Astra, Piazza Beccaria. 4:30 pm. NOTHING Compares. Sinéad O’Connor biopic. Apriti Cinema, Piazza Pitti. 9:45 pm.

EXHIBITIONS: TIBERIO TITI’S RESTORED WORK OF MICHELANGELO. Casa Buonarroti, Via Ghibellina 70. Open 10 am to 4:30 pm. Admission 8€. Standard tickets cost 8€, with a 5€, discounted ticket for students under 26.

ROTHKO IN FLORENCE. Palazzo Strozzi. Open 10 am – 8 pm. Admission: €20.

OTTONE ROSAI, A POET ABOVE ALL. Museo Novecento of 20th and 21st Century Art, piazza Santa Maria Novella 10. Open 11 am – 8 pm. Admission: €13 for museum entry, €9 for ages 18 – 25 and students, exhibition included. Further concessions are available on the museum’s official website.

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Tropos Club To Be a Public Sports Center

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Verrazzano Bridge: Repairs not Demolition

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UniFi Offers Housing Reimbursement

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High Speed Train Service Disrupted

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Construction Begins on the T4.1 Tram Line

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‘Mama Mia’: Florence’s New Brunch Spot

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Chocolatier Andrea Bianchini: The Return

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Harry’s Bar Grand Re-Opening

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H&M Reopens With a Clean, New Look

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A Virtual Reality Dome Experience

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Forte Belvedere Under New Management

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