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165<p class="date">June 18, 2026</p>
166<p>Sandro Botticelli’s masterpieces &#8220;The Birth of Venus&#8221; and &#8220;Primavera&#8221; have been repositioned at the famed Uffizi Gallery in Florence, the latest effort to reshape how visitors experience two of the Italian Renaissance’s most celebrated masterpieces. Starting this past Tuesday, visitors to Italy’s most popular museum are now able to view &#8220;The Birth of Venus&#8221; in&#8230;</p>
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184<p class="date">March 16, 2026</p>
185<p>If you&#8217;re visiting Florence in 2026 and want to explore the city beyond its Renaissance treasures, the exhibition Ottone Rosai. Poeta innanzitutto is well worth adding to your itinerary. Hosted at the Museo Novecento, the show celebrates Florentine painter Ottone Rosai, one of the most significant figures in 20th-century Italian art. Running from March 7&#8230;</p>
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199							<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/free-museums-florence-womens-day/">International Women’s Day in Florence: Free Museums &amp; Events on March 8</a></h2>
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203<p class="date">March 7, 2026</p>
204<p>If you happen to be in Florence on March 8, the city marks International Women’s Day with a full program of special initiatives dedicated to women. The most popular perk? Free entry to many museums for female visitors, along with cultural events, workshops, exhibitions and performances happening throughout the city. Before moving on&#8230;. the mimosa&#8230;</p>
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223<p>Big news from the Opera del Duomo about Giotto&#8217;s Campanile, one of the crown jewels of the Florence Cathedral complex, as it is getting a full makeover! Drone view of Giotto&#8217;s Campanile, Florence. Courtesy Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore, photo by Fabio Muzzi Starting March 9, the bell tower will be wrapped up in&#8230;</p>
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247<p class="date">December 18, 2025</p>
248<p>Today, December 18, a new exhibit opens at the Uffizi Gallery that is quite interesting. It is called &#8220;Wax Upon a Time. The Medici and the Arts of Ceroplastics&#8221; &#8211; and the &#8220;Wax Upon&#8221; part is a play/translation of the Italian title of the exhibit&#8217;s play of words between &#8220;cera&#8221; which means wax and &#8220;c&#8217;era&#8221;&#8230;</p>
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266<p class="date">December 12, 2025</p>
267<p>Christmas, Corporate Dinners &amp; a Rockstar New Year’s Eve During the holiday season, Hard Rock Cafe Florence becomes the perfect place to come together, celebrate, and create unforgettable memories. Whether it’s a family dinner, a company gathering, or a special night out with friends, the Cafe welcomes everyone with its iconic atmosphere, live music, and&#8230;</p>
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281							<h2 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.visitflorence.com/blog/june-at-the-hard-rock-cafe/">A &#8220;lively&#8221; June at the Hard Rock Cafe</a></h2>
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285<p class="date">June 6, 2025</p>
286<p>This June is a particularly busy month full of events at the Hard Rock Cafe, so we want to point out the main ones if you&#8217;re interested in adding music and good burgers to your itinerary while in Florence. To start off, this Friday, June 6th, there is a LIVE CONCERT by the Italian tribute&#8230;</p>
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305<p>Why? To celebrate the legacy of Anna Maria Luisa de&#8217; Medici, who as the last of the Medici clan, bequeathed the family&#8217;s treasures to the city of Florence and Tuscan region On February 18, to celebrate the anniversary of her death, some of the museums of the Musei Civici Fiorentini as well as Palazzo Medici&#8230;</p>
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941
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