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Climate Activists Target Botticelli's 'Venus' in Protest

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Climate protesters covered Botticelli's 'The Birth of Venus' in Florence with images of flood-ravaged Campi Bisenzio to highlight climate change impacts. The demonstration by Last Generation aimed to urge government action on climate disasters.

The director of the Galleria dell'Accademia compares the city of Florence to a prostitute

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Cecilie Hollberg, the director of Florence's Galleria dell’Accademia, sparked controversy by comparing the city to a prostitute due to overwhelming tourism. Her remarks led to backlash from Italian officials and an ensuing apology, amidst political tensions over her German nationality in Italy's current administration.

Large-scale leadership restructuring in Italian museums, with Eike Schmidt stepping down from the Uffizi

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The director of the Florence museum has been appointed as the head of Naples's Capodimonte, and new leaders have also been selected in Milan and Rome, as part of a strategy by the right-wing government...

Vandalism in Florence's Iconic Vasari Corridor

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Vasari Corridor, a historic Italian treasure, suffers graffiti vandalism prompting Uffizi Gallery's director to demand strict legal consequences. Urgent call highlights need for preserving cultural heritage amidst rising acts of defacement across Italy.

Michelangelo Buonarroti

Famous artist • 26 minutes read

Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, born on 6th March 1475 and passing away on 18th February 1564, was an Italian artist renowned as a sculptor, painter, architect, and poet during the High Renaissance period...

Ex-school principal fired for showing Michelangelo's 'David' travels to Florence

Art News • 2 minutes read

Hope Carrasquilla, a Florida administrator who was fired for showing students Michelangelo's naked David sculpture, was flown to Florence.

Allegory of Spring (Primavera)

Sandro Botticelli • 11 minutes read

"Primavera" (Allegory of Spring) is a famous painting by Sandro Botticelli, created around 1482. The painting depicts a group of mythological figures in a springtime garden.

The Italian government has put a halt to the sale of NFTs based on masterpieces from the country's museums

Art News • 2 minutes read

The Italian government has halted the sale of NFTs based on classic Italian Renaissance paintings.

Uffizi Gallery brings Renaissance masterpieces up to children's level

Art News • 3 minutes read

The Uffizi has rebranded its children's programming. A team of traveling representatives are dedicated to answering young visitors' questions. The aim is to normalize art for kids so they'll think to themselves, "I'll stop by the museum," an official says.

"Shine": the Jeff Koons exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi, Florence (Italy).

#Koons • 8 minutes read

Jeff Koons is the protagonist of the exhibition Shine, a "blockbuster" event conceived to bring together the masterpieces of the American artist, which will be open until the end of January 2022, at Palazzo Strozzi, Florence (Italy). The exhibition, born from the collaboration of the Florentine institution with the American artist, revolves around the concept of brightness, or "shine", which characterizes most of the works on display...

Florence : 11 Articles

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