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
Archives
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
Michelucci’s Villa and Garden in Fiesole
Towards the end of the 1950s, the modern architect Giovanni Michelucci and his wife Eloisa Pacini purchased a Tuscan style
17 must-dos in Florence in 2017
Florence may be “the Renaissance city,” but anyone who lives here or visits frequently will tell you that, while some
The New Botticelli Rooms at the Uffizi
Known to Uffizi regulars as “rooms 10-14”, The Botticelli Room was a large single space containing the most important works
Eat Local: Farm to Table options in Florence
One of the things I love about living in Florence, Italy is the ability to eat local food. Where I
Contemporary classical music festival in Florence 2016
The 2016 edition of Firenze Suona Contemporanea, a contemporary classical music festival in Florence, will take place from September 14
Bugs that look like jewels at La Specola
Deep in the tropical rainforest, insects have developed surprising forms and colours that are so beautiful, you cannot but look