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Autumn 2025: Must-See Exhibitions in Florence

From the Renaissance to the Belle Époque: an autumn of art and culture in the heart of Florence

Autumn in Florence is always a special moment: the city dresses up with culture and creativity, offering unmissable events for lovers of art, history, and contemporary expressions. From the Renaissance to contemporary art, passing through the bohemian Paris of the Belle Époque, this season is perfect for finding inspiration, discovering new stories, and experiencing the city under the sign of art.

1. Beato Angelico
Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi & Museo di San Marco

September 26, 2025 – January 25, 2026

A major event dedicated to one of the fathers of Renaissance art: Beato Angelico. The exhibition, organized by Fondazione Palazzo Strozzi and Museo di San Marco together with the Regional Directorate of National Museums of Tuscany (Italian Ministry of Culture), celebrates the figure of Fra Giovanni da Fiesole, known as Beato Angelico, a true symbol of 15th-century Florentine art.
The exhibition unfolds across both venues and explores the production, evolution, and influence of Angelico’s work. Visitors will admire the dialogue between Beato Angelico’s art and that of major figures such as Masaccio, Filippo Lippi, Lorenzo Monaco, as well as sculptors like Lorenzo Ghiberti, Michelozzo, and Luca della Robbia.

(available soon) Buy your open ticket here

2. Toulouse-Lautrec. A Journey into Belle Époque Paris
Museo degli Innocenti

September 27, 2025 – February 22, 2026

A leap into late 19th-century Paris with over 170 works by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, arriving from Hamburg and Albi. The exhibition, enriched with furnishings, artifacts, and period materials, takes visitors on a journey into the heart of the Belle Époque, among café-concerts, cabarets, and the bohemian atmosphere of Montmartre.
Colorful posters, iconic portraits, and a carefully reconstructed context make this exhibition an immersive experience, where the charm of nocturnal Paris comes to life among dancers, poets, and visionary artists.

3. Sant’Orsola – The Rose That Grew From Concrete
Museo Sant’Orsola

September 5, 2025 – January 4, 2026

While waiting for the official reopening of the Sant’Orsola complex, scheduled for 2026, the construction site spaces host the third and final edition of the cycle “Exhibitions in Progress”. The international collective The Rose That Grew From Concrete brings together thirteen artists who, through site-specific works, narrate the resilience of a place marked by centuries of occupations, abandonment, and transformations.
It is a dialogue between contemporary art and historical memory, where the wounds of cement intertwine with the symbolic force of nature, always capable of blooming again even in the harshest conditions. An exhibition that becomes a metaphor for rebirth—both personal and collective.

4. Museo Novecento – Two Exhibitions to Discover
Museo Novecento

until October 29, 2025

Museo Novecento presents two temporary exhibitions in dialogue with its permanent collection:
  • “We Are Nature” by Haley Mellin – the first international solo museum exhibition of the American artist and environmentalist, known for combining painting and ecological commitment.
  • “The City of Women” by Lorenzo Bonechi – a show featuring 25 works that explore the relationship between the female world and the urban space, enriching the museum’s permanent path with fresh perspectives.