In this time of the pandemic Covid 19, travel plans have had to be put on hold. Disappointing for sure. Those of you who were looking forward to visiting Florence may still be able to enjoy museums tours and as well as special presentations given by some of Florence’s most sought after art historians and tour guides…all online. Think of this as a time to build your foundation in all things Florentine so when the world opens up for business you will be all set to go. So take a break from Netflix streaming and tune into Florence.
The following link takes you to Art Historian Elaine Ruffolo’s web site. Last Sunday I joined her zoom presentation on the highlights of the life of the artist Caravaggio. There were close to 300 in attendance. It was a very special treat. Sunday, April 26 she will be discussing Michelangelo. Check her website for future virtual presentations. Not only will you be experiencing first rate events, presented by an expert you also will be better prepared to enjoy your trip to Florence hopefully in the near future.
There are over 70 museums in Florence and some have virtual tours. Two that have a good selection of virtual tours are the Uffizi and Grand Museo del Duomo
https://www.uffizi.it/mostre-virtuali
The bight side of a virtual tour: No lines, no crowds, no scaffolding. Below, Palazzo Vecchio, The Loggia della Signoria and the Uffizi Museum
https://www.museumflorence.com/museum
Works at the Museum of the Duomo, including Michelangelo’s last Pieta.
At the start of the quarantine in Florence, the Councilor for Culture and President of the Teatro della Toscana established an open and shared forum for artists to contribute and use a venue to stream concerts, and performances through a you tube channel: https://tinyurl.com/firenzetv
Another good site to visit is the website from the Opera Theater of Florence to check for news of virtual concerts: https://www.maggiofiorentino.com/en/home/
Let’s continue to take comfort connecting with our families, friends and communities through platforms such as zoom, skype, What’s App and to also travel to our favorite destinations. Florence is just a click away!
Stay Safe!
fondlyfromflorence&beyond 
Hi D, Thx for info What time really is Michelangelo talk? … trying to figure out when here in CA 5pm or ??? Thx Sandi
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Hi Sandi, event is 11:00 am California time
Thank you for introducing me to Elanine RuffoloHope to see you “on the other side” sooner rather than laterabbracci,Sandi
You are so welcome Sandi. Be safe and stay strong.
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