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New exhibit at the AGB showcases works never seen outside Italy

Opening on Dec. 13, the exhibit gives viewers an unprecedented glimpse into the life of the Medici family through portraits ...
CNN

The $42,000 way to experience Florence’s Accademia art museum

Michelangelo’s magnificent “David” epitomizes the creativity that flowed in Florence, Italy, during the Renaissance, and nothing quite compares to seeing his much-celebrated sculpture up close without ...

THE ASHLEY GIBSON BARNETT MUSEUM OF ART ANNOUNCES OPENING OF THE MEDICI DYNASTY: RENAISSANCE IN FLORENCE EXHIBITION

The Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art at Florida Southern College is pleased to announce the opening of The Medici Dynasty: ...
Artnet

Florence Museum Now Has a Statue of Disney’s Stitch to Rival Michelangelo’s ‘David’

Over the next month, visitors to the Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence, Italy, eager for a view of Michelangelo’s towering David, might find their eye drawn to another, arguably more adorable, ...
Artnet

Letter From Florence: One Museum Director’s Account of How He’s Bringing Art to Italy’s Isolated Public During the Lockdown

Italy has been in lockdown since March 9. On day 17, Arturo Galansino, the director of Florence’s Palazzo Strozzi, told us how his institution is keeping in touch with its public, the importance of ...
The News-Herald

German director of Florence’s Academy Gallery who defended David’s image fears for museum’s future

MILAN (AP) — The German director of Florence’s Galleria dell’Accademia has succeeded in drawing visitors’ attention to masterpieces beyond Michelangelo’s towering David, while winning landmark court ...
CNN

Italy’s best-loved gallery tries a new way to attract tourists

They commissioned and collected some of the most pivotal artworks of the Renaissance, building a collection of art that has now been transformed into one of the best known museums in the world. But ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Recently unearthed frescoes will greet visitors when Italy’s Uffizi museum reopens

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Seattle Times

Italy’s museums turn toward the private sector for funding

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Italian taxi drivers and concierges are being enlisted to encourage tourists to visit some museums. In Florence, supermarket customers raised 250,000 euros ($275,000) by opting ...
Mercury News

Mass tourism has turned Florence into a ‘prostitute,’ museum boss says, sparking outrage

Mass tourism has turned the Italian city of Florence into a “prostitute,” the director of Galleria dell’Accademia has said, sparking anger and calls for her to step down. Although Cecilie Hollberg has ...
Fox News

Italy plans quake-resistant museum to protect Michelangelo's David, historic works

In the wake of growing concern about seismic activity in the Mediterranean region, scientific experts in Italy are looking to construct a new museum that could resist earthquakes. According to The Art ...