What’s on in Florence this Fall 2024
Autumn is gently falling on Florence and with it, a great number of events to accompany you during this time of the year. If you were already thinking about buying a new rug to swaddle on your couch let’s take a look at the entertainments offered by the city instead. After a very busy summer and with lower temperatures coming, this season is a great time to appreciate Florence in a more intimate atmosphere. Now that freedom has returned, let’s take advantage of it and discover the autumnal colors of Florence.
Exhibitions
Helen Frankenthaler
From 27 September 2024 to 26 January 2025
Palazzo Strozzi
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Palazzo Strozzi presents the most extensive retrospective ever organized in Italy dedicated to one of the most revolutionary artists of the 20th century. The exhibition offers an in-depth overview of Helen Frankenthaler‘s work, placing her art in dialogue with contemporaries such as Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, Mark Rothko, Morris Louis, David Smith, Anthony Caro, and Anne Truitt.
The exhibition takes visitors on a journey through large canvases, works on paper, and sculptures, creating a path that highlights the extraordinary originality of the artist.
Louise Bourgeois In Florence
From 22 June to 20 October 2024
Museo Novecento + Istituto degli Innocenti
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The Museo Novecento celebrates Louise Bourgeois, one of the most influential artists of the 20th and 21st centuries, with the exhibition “Do Not Abandon Me”. The show presents nearly one hundred works, including many drawings made in the 2000s, as well as sculptures of various sizes created from fabric, bronze, marble, and other materials.
As part of the event, the collaboration with the Istituto degli Innocenti will be renewed. In the historical setting designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, the museum will display Cell XVIII (Portrait), a powerful piece that resonates deeply with the history and collection of the Innocenti.
Yokai Japanese Monsters
From 13 June to 3 November 2024
Museo degli Innocenti
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The exhibition “Yōkai. Monsters, Spirits, and Other Unease in Japanese Prints” offers the Italian public an immersive journey into the fantastical world of traditional Japanese monsters. Featuring breathtaking 18th- and 19th-century artworks, the show includes previously unseen ancient prints, rare books, masks, and armor, all on loan from the Stibbert Museum in Florence. The exhibit is thoughtfully designed to evoke the feelings, spaces, and atmospheres these yōkai represent, inviting viewers to explore the cultural roots of these mythical creatures and uncover the fears, desires, and mysteries they embody in Japanese tradition.
Salvatore Ferragamo 1898-1960
Until 4 November 2024
Museo Ferragamo
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The Salvatore Ferragamo 1898-1960 exhibition, curated by Stefania Ricci, offers an in-depth look at the life and work of Salvatore Ferragamo, a master of Italian craftsmanship and innovation in footwear design. The exhibition is organized around key themes that defined his career: artisanal skill, material exploration, and innovation, which is demonstrated by his impressive 368 patents. It also highlights his passion for color, his deep anatomical knowledge of the foot, and his dedication to customer care. His work’s exclusivity is further illustrated by the many unique models he created for high-profile personalities.
Festivals
Genius Loci
From 26 to 28 September 2024
Santa Croce
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The festival Genius Loci is back in Florence to embellish Santa Croce. For the seventh edition of this festival, the memory and the future will be the main theme of all the shows, going from music, photography, cinema, acting to literature. The sacred places of Cenacolo and the Chiostro grande of Santa Croce have been chosen to be the stages of this particular event.
Among the artists involved are Donatella Di Pietrantonio, winner of both the Premio Strega and Premio Strega Giovani 2024, jazz sensation from Barcelona Andrea Motis, and Folco Terzani, a renowned writer and documentarian. Additionally, John Greaves will pay tribute to the British prog rock scene, while Mario Pirovano will reinterpret one of the most iconic performances by the duo Fo/Rame, Lu Santo Jullare Francesco.
Fabbrica europea
From 13 September to 15 October 2024
Florence and Tuscany
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The 31st edition of the festival Fabbrica Europa is coming back to Florence. This festival offers many representations of dance, acting and music in many places in Florence like the Teatro Goldoni, Teatro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, PARC Performing Arts Research Centre and many others. For over a month, with 68 events, 10 venues, and more than 150 artists from 15 countries, Fabbrica Europa 2024 becomes a rich, multidisciplinary journey through contemporary creativity. This year’s edition is marked by the research and experimentation of both renowned masters and emerging talents.
50 giorni di cinema a Firenze
From 2 October to 14 December 2024
Cinema La Compagnia
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The 50 Giorni di Cinema a Firenze is back for its 2024 edition, running from October 2 to December 14, 2024, at the Cinema La Compagnia and other venues across Florence. This cinematic marathon features nine film festivals, each showcasing some of the finest international cinema, including feature films, documentaries, shorts, animation, and more. The event also includes talks, exhibitions, food events, and performances, with filmmakers and actors joining for discussions and presentations.
Here’s the 2024 program:
- October 2-6: FánHuā Chinese Film Festival
- October 15-20: Middle East Now
- October 29 – November 1: France Odeon – Festival del Cinema Francese
- November 2-10: Festival dei Popoli – International Documentary Film Festival
- November 13-17: Lo Schermo dell’Arte – Contemporary Art and Film Festival
- November 20-24: Festival di Cinema e Donne
- November 27 – December 1: Florence Queer Film Festival
- December 5-10: River to River – Florence Indian Film Festival
- December 11: NICE Festival for Irish Film Festa
Festa di Santa Reparata
October 8th
Florence
Every year Florence celebrates Santa Reparata, the co-patron saint of the city. Santa Reparata is a strong symbol of Florence history thanks to her miraculous intercession in 406 AD when the Ostrogoths besieged the city. Because of her intervention, Florence was able to keep its independence and Christianity triumphed over the barbarians. As a sign of gratitude for her help, she was named patron saint of Florence. Her name was also gave to the main cathedral of the city which was built where Santa Maria del Fiore stands today. The rests of the ancient cathedral can be visited in a crypt located under Santa Maria del Fiore.
Traditionally, the celebration of Santa Reparata includes special guided tours of the city, conferences about the Roman Florence. Usually, the celebration ends with a ceremony in the Santa Reparata’s crypt in the evening.
Live Music
Best concerts this autumn in Florence
Here are some of the best concerts happening in Florence this fall:
- Ludovico Einaudi – 10/11 October at Teatro Verdi
- Clara – 12 October at Viper Theatre
- Glenn Miller Orchestra – 19 October at Teatro Verdi
- The White Buffallo – 25 October at Viper Theatre
- Discoverland con Niccolo’ Fabi – 25 October at Teatrodante Carlo Monni
- Mahmood – 25 October at Nelson Mandela Forum
- Brit Floyd – 3 November at Teatro Cartiere Carrara
- Ghali – 4 November at Nelson Mandela Forum
- Piero Pelù – 4 November at Viper Theatre
- La Rappresentante di Lista – 6 November at Teatro Cartiere Carrara
- Tananai – 8 November at Nelson Mandela Forum
- The Music of Hans Zimmer by The Orchestra Lords of the Sound – 11 November at Teatro Cartiere Carrara
- Fiorella Mannoia – 15 November at Teatro Verdi
- Malika Ayane – 27 November at Teatro Puccini
- Antonello Venditti – 6 December at Nelson Mandela Forum
- Mario Biondi – 14 December at Teatro Verdi
- Gianna Nanni – 18 December at Nelson Mandela Forum
INSPIRATION
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