Events

Watching the FIFA World Cup in Tuscany

June 13, 2014

If you’re in Florence and Tuscany over the next month (until July 13 to be precise), be prepared to be caught up in FIFA World Cup fever! To join in the fun, you can always head to the local pub – most have large screen TVs where you can watch all of the matches. With…

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Night at the Museum 2014

May 15, 2014

This Saturday, May 17, is Europe’s 2014 Night at the Museum and as such many museums and other cultural sites in Italy will be open for extended evening times so that visitors can enjoy art and culture into the night. All of the museums that are taking part will be open from 8pm to midnight,…

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Elba Island is Ready for Instatour #Napoleone200

May 14, 2014

The Island of Elba is preparing itself to be peacefully invaded by an international group of Instagramers, including some of the most influential “mobile photographers” in Italy and in Europe, including the founder of the network, Phillippe Gonzalez. From May 15 to 18, the Instagramers will participate in a special photo tour to discover the…

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An evening Aperitivo with Art in Siena

May 9, 2014

Siena’s OPA (Cathedral administration) continues its initiatives in sharing its great art treasures with the public in “Aperitivi d’Arte“. Starting tonight, May 9, and every Friday from 7 to 9pm until June 13, visitors and residents alike to the city can enjoy a special evening learning in more detail about a specific work of art…

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Jackson Pollock in Florence

May 2, 2014

Jackson Pollock, Untitled, 1937-1939 – colored pencil, graphite on paper – The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York © Jackson Pollock, by SIAE 2014 While it might be a surprise to arrive in Florence and find one of the greatest American 20th century painters in the Renaissance city, finding Pollock at Palazzo Vecchio is itself…

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The Notte Bianca – White Night – 2014

April 28, 2014

In what has become an annual event for Florence, April 30th is once again the “White Night“, or “Notte Bianca“, a night dedicated to cultural events that bring both residents and visitors alike together to enjoy special exhibitions, openings and music all night long, from 6pm to 6am on May 1st. In its 5th year,…

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Sergio Staino, Between Satire and Dreams

April 18, 2014

If you’re in Siena soon, take an hour or two to enjoy the large museum complex of Santa Maria della Scala, right across from Siena’a cathedral. The museum is large and offers 7 permanent itineraries through the ancient hospital. Read more about the entire museum complex here. Right now and up to November 3, 2014,…

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Special Openings for Easter in Florence

April 17, 2014

Easter is this weekend, are you ready to see the Scoppio del Carro in Florence? The weekend will be a busy one for Florence and seeing the various posts on our forum and comments asking what is open or closed over the long weekend (as Easter Monday, or Pasquetta as it is called in Italy,…

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Inside Hidden Palaces and Gardens

March 21, 2014

Every spring, the Fondo Ambiente Italiano (FAI) offers the chance to enter into several of the sites they manage not generally open to the public for a weekend. This spring that weekend is this one, March 22 and 23! Not ALL of the FAI sites open, and many of them are not known even by…

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Special guided visits to the Medici Villa Poggio a Caiano

March 14, 2014

A very unique occasion to the visit the Villa Medicea in Poggio a Caiano this month has just opened up, with special openings and visits to the monumental apartments and Still-Life Museum. The visits will be offered the next 3 weekends: March 15 and 16 March 23 and 23 March 29 and 30

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