Exhibitions in Florence

Palazzo Pitti · Free · Past

An open-air film festival in Piazza de' Pitti with over 40 free evening screenings, including premieres, documentaries, and cinema tributes selected by the Uffizi Galleries, shown in original language with Italian and English subtitles.

Palazzo Pitti

The first exhibition dedicated to Italian couturier Ferdinando Sarmi, who dressed Hollywood legends including Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, and First Lady Pat Nixon. Features iconic garments from the Sarmi Foundation alongside period accessories evoking the glamour of 1950s–60s New York.

Uffizi Gallery

Retrospective at the Museum of Costume and Fashion dedicated to Florentine couturier Ferdinando Sarmi, who dressed Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, and Marlene Dietrich. Features iconic garments alongside archival materials evoking the glamour of 1950s–60s New York high society, shown in the Ballroom and adjoining rooms at Palazzo Pitti.

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.

Palazzo Medici Riccardi · Past

A tribute to architect and illustrator Paolo Antonio Martini (1943–2022), one of the most original figures in Florence's architectural scene. Held in the Fabiani Rooms, the exhibition presents a selection from over 100 notebooks of drawings made between 1972 and 2022 — figures, imaginary characters, theoretical reflections, and illustrations displayed in both original and reproduced form.

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.