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from March 23 to April 21Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze, Piazza Cavalleggeri, 1 - tel. 05524919322

2007, from January to May and from October to December ( on Thursdays at 9pm. and on Sundays at 3.30pm. and 5pm)Planetario, via G. Giusti 29 - tel. 0552343723

On the morning of Easter Sunday, the Florentine gather in Piazza del Duomo to see the traditional Scoppio del Carro (explosion of the cart). The cart, which is pulled by a pair of oxen adorned with flowers and escorted by 150 soldiers, musicians and flag bearers, reaches Piazza del Duomo. A rocket resembling...

The International Handicraft Market Fair is held every year in the charming exhibition halls of Fortezza da Basso. With its 70 years of history, the Fair is one of the most prestigious events for artistic quality crafts, able to attract more than 200,000 visitors every year. The Fair is a gigantic showcase...

april 14 - june 3 2007 Fiesole, Basilica di Sant’Alessandro, via San Francesco and Museo Archeologico, via Portigiani, 1 Opening: every day from 9.30 to 19.00 Prices: € 5.00 - € 3.00; full pass €13,00 for all the places included in the show

Sixteen fascinating works by the great metaphysical artistThe exhibition Giorgio de Chirico e un Novecento prima e dopo la Transavanguardia is currently running in Fiesole, mostly in the basilica of Sant’Alessandro with a small section in the Archaeology Museum. Focusing on the figure of Giorgio...

Medici Villa of PetraiaOpen-air display of plants in tubsuntil 31/10/2007From the month of May, in the gardens of the Medici villas of Castello and Petraia, the open-air display of all the plants in tubs previously conserved for the winter in the lemon groves and hothouses will be completed. More specifically,...

Releasing the energies of the third edition of MUV, the visual and acoustic intermittent collectiveMake a note of these dates: from 6-10 June, and of this venue: the “Limonaia” of Villa Strozzi in Florence. The festival presents and investigates the connections between the digital arts and...

Having 'emigrated' to France in the 19th century following their acquisition for the Jacquemart-André Collection in Paris, the masterpieces have returned to Florence for the Donatello e una casa del Rinascimento (Donatello and a Renaissance House) exhibition (until 24 July), one of the highlights...

The now regular annual appointment with the Vivere Jazz Festival kicks off in Fiesole on Thursday 28 JuneThe organizers of the Vivere Jazz Festival, now in its third year, have made some changes to the format of the event and are also celebrating an important aspect of so-called improvised music with...

The Galleria dell'Accademia extend its opening hours every thursday until 22.00Night opens will begin from 1 of July 2007 and will finish 30 of September 2007

12 July–14 October 2007Florence, Villa Bardini, Bardini Gardens - Costa San Giorgio 4"It is an unmissable opportunity – apart from anything else it is free of charge, as is the bus scabiancahuttle service and the pre-booked guided tours – to admire landscapes, faces and patterns...

Salient events in the city’s history, from its foundation to the present day1st century BCFlorentia is founded by the Romans.285Diocletian makes Florentia the seat of the regional governor of Tuscia.405The city is besieged by the barbarian army of Radagaisus; Bishop Zenobius encourages the Florentines...

The artist’s designs on display at Casa Buonarroti The death of Lorenzo the Magnificent in 1492 and the exiling of the Medici from Florence two years later meant that San Lorenzo, the large basilica designed by Brunelleschi, remained incomplete. There was no façade and the project, strongly...

15 masterpieces of Italian jewelleryThe cooperation between the Opificio delle Pietre Dure and Palazzo Medici Riccardi has produced the exhibition Ori, argenti, gemme (Gold, silver and semi-precious stones), offering to the public the magic of goldsmith's work on the one hand (over a period of time going...

Florence and fashion are inextricably bound together. The Sala Bianca, the stylists, Pitti Immagine… and now ControModa, a new, must-see exhibition of contemporary fashion featuring pieces from the permanent collection of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Running from 12 October to 20 January...

"There is a place in the world where the hills are cultivated waves", recites an inspired ad about Tuscany as it approaches the third millennium. Hills characterised by majestic cypress trees, ancient olive groves and vineyards stretching as far as the eye can reach. Tuscany and Florence, a...

Opening of a permanent museum at Villa Bardini, sculpture-dresses on displayA foundation, a museum and an exhibition, all in the name of Roberto Capucci. The Capucci Foundation has inaugurated its new premises in the Villa Bardini with the exhibition "Back to the Origins – A Tribute to Florence"....

The Sala delle Colonne, the new exhibition area situated in the centre of Pontassieve, starts its activity with an art show dedicated to the master of  Italian painting Renato Guttuso, “A signature in red. Guttuso in Pontassieve”: an exhibition of high historical and documentary value,...