LA SPECOLA Museum of Natural History has reopened this week after 400 days of closure in a much awaited event to mark the 250th anniversary of the first opening of this science museum. This mu...
The end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024 has seen enough important Florence Museum news to warrant a dedicated article. From the opening of the municipal collection’s deposits to an all-new...
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Last year I abandoned Florence’s concrete suburbs and moved to the charming historical center of FIESOLE, THE ROMAN HILL TOWN THAT OVERLOOKS FIRENZE. Fiesole maintains a charming small-town ...
A while ago a cousin visited and I had an hour with her before we went to dinner. After that, she’d be on her own in Florence for a few days and, as a resident recovering art historian, I fe...
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PALAZZO STROZZI AND THE BARGELLO MUSEUMS PRESENT “DONATELLO, THE RENAISSANCE”, a historic international exhibition in Florence. The title is printed in non-serif all caps on posters around...
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This summer, I’m upping the “auntie”. Sorry, couldn’t resist that pun. I am zia to two children aged 4.5 and 8 who live in Milan with their parents. But thanks to Covid-induced remote ...
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2021 IS THE YEAR OF DANTE. 700 years from his death in 1321, the Somma Poeta is being celebrated by his hometown of Florence and indeed by all of Italy. The organisers consider Dante’s messa...
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