Friends of Florence marks 25 years preserving Italy’s artistic heritage

For 25 years, Friends of Florence has worked to conserve and protect the city’s priceless art and architecture, raising ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Galileo’s fingers in Florence museum

FLORENCE, ItalyFLORENCE, Italy — Two of Galileo’s fingers, removed from his corpse by admirers in the 18th century, have gone on display in a Florence museum now named after the astronomer. The Museum ...
Daily Mail

Florence set to unveil gilded gates of paradise after three decades of renovation

A medieval Florentine masterpiece is set to be unveiled to the public again after some three decades of restoration work. Lorenzo Ghiberti's eight-ton gilded bronze door, crafted in the 15th century, ...