On June 23, 1288 Folco Portinari, the father of Beatrice, the woman who inspired the poetry of Dante, donated the land in Florence upon which the Santa Maria Nuova Hospital was to be built. It is an...
The Antique Scagliola Collection of Bianco Bianchi originated with the priceless private collection of over 150 artistic creations and works, recovered in fifty years of activity by Bianco Bianchi...
The archeological site revealed the Romanic church of S. Martino al Poggio and various materials that date back to the period between the sixth century B.C. and the first century A.D. It also revealed...
With its immense artistic legacy, the Uffizi Gallery, now The Uffizi, is one of the most important museums in the world. Following a substantial reorganization in the 17th century, which led to the...
Works by Sauro Cavallini are displayed in the house atelier and in the surrounding park on Fiesole's hills. The villa also hosts a Center for studies on the artist.
After the death of Indro Montanelli, the contents of his studies in Milan and Rome were moved to Fucecchio, into Palazzo Montanelli della Volta, the premises of the foundation set up at the journalist...
The museum occupies the house where Giotto is traditionally thought to have been born in 1267, and acts as an archive centre for documents and accounts relating to the life of the great master. It...
The American philosopher Charles Augustus Strong, in 1914, entrusted the construction of the villa and the garden to the English landscapist Cecil Pinset and the architecture historian Geoffrey Scott...
Known as Villa di Bellosguardo since the late fourteenth century, the villa of the Segni family changed ownership in the nineteenth century. The romantic park was created in that period, while the...
The Villa del Trebbio was acquired in the 14th century in the early days of the rise in the Medici's fortunes. It was built on the ruins of a Lombard tower. Restored by Michelozzo, its architecture...
