Exhibitions in Florence

Palazzo Medici Riccardi · Past

Explores Florence's central role in the spread of Art Deco in Italy and Europe. Features ceramics, glass, furnishings, jewellery, textiles, garments, posters, and stage costumes from the 1920s.

Uffizi Gallery · Past

First exhibition dedicated to the art of waxmaking in the 16th-17th centuries. Around 90 works including sculptures, reliefs, paintings, and cameos. Inaugurates the new ground-floor exhibition spaces.

Uffizi Gallery

New arrangement at the Costume and Fashion Museum showcasing 40 dresses from the 20th century, from the 1920s Charleston through the 1980s.

Uffizi Gallery

Sixteen masterpieces of royal furniture spanning three centuries (17th–19th) and three dynasties — the Medici, Lorraine, and Savoy — displayed in the Palatine Gallery's Niche Room at Pitti Palace. Highlights include Giovanni Socci's legendary mechanical writing desk, Sèvres vases, and a stipo offering a miniature replica of the Pitti Palace itself.

Palazzo Pitti

Sixteen furniture masterpieces spanning three centuries and three dynasties — Medici, Lorraine, and Savoy — newly arranged in the Palatine Gallery's Niche Room. Pieces range from 17th-century intarsia armchairs and Sèvres porcelain vases to Giovanni Socci's mechanical writing desk and a stipo cabinet that recreates the facade of Palazzo Pitti itself.

Palazzo Pitti

Reopened after a four-year renovation, the Museum of Costume and Fashion's new galleries trace haute couture from the 1920s Charleston era through the 1980s across nine rooms, with pieces by Schiaparelli, Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Cardin, and Roberto Capucci shown alongside 20th-century paintings.