Santa Croce is similar to the ... despite not being as elaborate as the Florence Duomo. Visitors come here to pay respects to such notable Italians as artist Michelangelo, scientist Galileo ...

Loggia dei Lanzi, in the Piazza della Signoria, is an open-air (and free) museum that was designed in the 14th century by Orcagna, an influential architect and artist. Below the building's curved ...

A monumental altarpiece by Fra Angelico, hailed as representing a critical turning point in Western art ... of Florence—whose donors funded the restoration—says that the Santa Trinita ...

TikTok and Instagram users have made Libreria Acqua Alta one of the most photographed bookstores in the world. Here’s how the store has adapted to its fame—and thousands of daily visitors.

By Julia Jacobs Over nearly six decades, this fantastically inventive artist experimented with paint, turning it into a sculptural medium. Our critic calls his survey “scintillating and sweeping.” ...

FLORENCE, Ore. — Throughout March 2025, Jo Beaudreau, local artist and business owner at BeauxArts Fine Art Materials & Gallery, and a city councilor for the City of Florence, is showcasing her ...

S.C. — Stalwart Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce Ambassador and Florence businessman David Fountain Wednesday was named the Chamber’s Small Business Person of the Year at the chamber’s ...

March 30, 2025 • The U.N. has identified Kabwe, a city of almost 300,000 people in Zambia, as one of the most polluted places on the planet. Who is to blame? And can justice be done?

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano once again captivated onlookers with a stunning display of nature’s power as it spewed lava fountains reaching up to 1,000 feet during its latest eruptive cycle.

On March 29+30, piazza ... artist John Griffiths (1970-2015) will be displayed alongside paintings by leading female Abstract Expressionists from The Levett Collection in the ground-floor exhibition ...

After a grand opening at Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art, “Turn the Page: The First Ten Years of Hi-Fructose” now travels to Akron Art Museum in Akron, Ohio, where it will open on Feb. 10.