Women and Music at Oratorio di Santa Caterina
A small loan exhibit of works from the Uffizi are the perfect excuse to visit the Oratorio di Santa Caterina
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Unseen Masterpieces: The Uffizi’s Contini Bonacossi Rooms
The Uffizi Galleries have been generating a lot of news lately, with the opening of the new Caravaggio rooms, and
Uffizi Caravaggio and the 17th century rooms
Eight new rooms have been opened at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence displaying some 50 masterpieces from the 17th century.
First Time in Florence: Travel Tips and Don’t Miss Activities
So you’ve made the big decision to visit Florence for the first time. Maybe you’re studying abroad somewhere in Europe
Do You Recognize These Florence Views by Mario Minarini?
A photo freezes a moment in time and place, conveniently storing our personal memories in some digital form. A painting…
Fall 2017 Exhibits in Florence and Tuscany
A number of people have been asking me, already a few months ago, what exhibits would be on in Florence
The Medici in Florence: Where to find Florence’s Most Famous Family
The Medici family name is intertwined with the history of Florence: with the enormous gains of their bank, the Medici
The Cinquecento in Florence at Palazzo Strozzi (Review)
The much awaited exhibit on the Cinquecento in Florence opens on September 21 at Palazzo Strozzi. It’s the third in
The restoration of Pontormo’s Deposition
When you need to restore a Pontormo, Simonetta Brandolini d’Adda, President of the not-for-profit Friends of Florence Foundation, is the
What to See in the Bargello Museum
The Bargello is Florence’s sculpture museum, which creates a three-dimensional counterpart to the Uffizi’s collection of Renaissance paintings. Although I
Six Things you Might Not Know About Michelangelo
There are many ways to engage with Florence – from the whirlwind tour of the first-time visitor to the microscopic
A New Reason to Walk up the Duomo
The Duomo is the symbol of Florence, and certainly its most visible landmark. When I first got here I used
Helidon Xhixha at Boboli Gardens
Shiny new works of contemporary art have once again “invaded” the Boboli Gardens in an appealing summer exhibition. “In Ordine
Fantastic Flowers in Florence and When to Find Them
Spring in Italy is heaven for lovers of flowers and hell for allergy sufferers. Despite having to drug myself with
Back to Black at Villa Bardini
Contrasting the explosion of colour in the garden that surrounds it, Villa Bardini welcomes Spring with an exhibition… on the
Santo Spirito Cloister now open to visitors
Did you know that the Church of Santo Spirito has a beautiful cloister? I’d never seen it until the other
Bill Viola Reminds us How to Look at Renaissance Art
If everyone looked at Italian Renaissance Art through the eyes of video-artist Bill Viola, art history, and Renaissance art history
Plautilla Nelli: a Restoration to Reclaim the Renaissance
I’ve been a little absent from the blog lately as I’ve been submersed by a very exciting project at work
2017 Exhibitions in Florence and Tuscany
Every year at the start of the year, I publish a handy list of upcoming temporary art exhibits in Florence
Academic lectures in Florence, Spring 2017
Florence offers a lively English-language intellectual community thanks to the presence of many American and other foreign universities, as well