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  • Two Florence Museums Explore Links to Islam Two Florence Museums Explore Links ... Published on Wednesday, August 29, 2018 by
    To combat Islamophobia and celebrate ancient Middle Eastern culture, two Florence museums have teamed up to stage an exhibit on Islamic art and the reciprocal relationship between Florence and Islam. The exhibit, titled “Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th Century,” ru...
  • Florence’s Uffizi Debuts New Room Florence’s Uffizi Debuts New ... Published on Sunday, June 10, 2018 by
    Earlier this month, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence debuted its “Raphael and Michelangelo Room” as part of a larger rearrangement of the museum. Housed in Room 41 of the building, the Raphael and Michelangelo Room – as one might expect – contains paintings from the two Renaissance m...
  • Rustici and Catesi Art Returns to Florence Rustici and Catesi Art Returns to F... Published on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 by
    They say a picture is worth a thousand words, and if two rare 16th-century Italian sketches could talk, their words would be “Thank goodness we’re home!” Florence’s Uffizi Galleries recently acquired the sketches, the work of Giovan Francesco Rustici and Giovanni Catesi, at an U...
  • Get in Free: New Rules at State Museums in Italy Get in Free: New Rules at State Mus... Published on Monday, June 23, 2014 by
      As of July 1st, new rules will apply to visits of Italy's state museums, such as the Uffizi in Florence. One significant change is that on the every first Sunday of the month state museums will be free for everyone as part of the initiative “Sunday at the Museum.“ While...
  • Milan Children’s Museum Opens This Week Milan Children’s Museum Opens... Published on Thursday, January 23, 2014 by
    The city of Milan finally has a permanent children's museum. MUBA or Museo dei Bambini di Milano opends Friday in Rotonda di via Besana, an historic Baroque building not far from Milan's center.  While the museum was actually founded in 1995,  it has been running programs without a per...
  • Attend “Night of the Museums” in Italy May 18th Attend “Night of the Museums&... Published on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 by
    If you're in Italy on May 18th, you might want to plan to stay up until the wee hours of the morning - not drinking or dancing, but taking in culture at a museum. It is all part of the Night of the Museums or La Notte Dei Musei - an event throughout Europe, including Italy, with free admis...