On 24 June, Florence celebrates its patron saint, St John the Baptist. The origins Following the Christianisation of the city, this brave and warlike Saint was chosen to protect the Florentines. The [...]
What better time to visit one of the city's great museums? The next Sunday of the month ( July 5, 2026) marks the return of the Domenica al Museo (Sunday at the Museum) initiative. State Museums free [...]
The major festival dedicated to children ‘ Firenze dei bambini’ (Florence for kids Festival) returns from 22 to 24 May 2026. The city will be filled with hundreds of events (performances, games [...]
With its diverse collections of unbelievable variety and richness, the Specola Museum, which reopens on 22 February after refurbishment, offers a different kind of visit from what the common [...]
Along the crowded Via Calzaiuoli, halfway between Piazza del Duomo and Piazza della Signoria, stands a unique building: Orsanmichele church and museum, which has just reopened after an accurate [...]
In this period, two important banks, the Banca d’Italia and the Cassa di Risparmio of Florence, have opened their Florentine doors, making it possible to admire some of the masterpieces featured in [...]
For all those who have chosen Florence and its surroundings as their holiday destination at the end of 2023/early 2024, here is an overview of the Holiday museum schedule (the next one will be the [...]
Until April 7, Museo degli Innocenti is featuring a new important exhibition dedicated to Alphonse Mucha, czech artist protagonist of Art Nouveau and Belle Epoque. He was born in the Czech Republic in [...]
Beneath the Sagrestia Nuova designed by Michelangelo, in the Museum of Medici Chapels, sits a tiny mysterious room, known as “ the secret room of Michelangelo”, where he is said to have hidden for a [...]
Most of the 50 works on display in Palazzo Medici Riccardi come from the museum MART in Rovereto. The title of the exhibition Depero. Fantastic Ride from 28 September to 28 January. A colourful [...]
