From masterpieces in Lorenzo the Magnificent’s collection to paintings by Artemisia Gentileschi and some of the most intriguing voices in contemporary art, we can expect many exhibitions in Florence for November and December 2026, with several continuing into the first months of 2027.
A perfect reason to plan a cultural weekend, revisit the city’s major museums or discover historic palaces and collections that often lie beyond the usual tourist routes.
Magnifico 1492: Lorenzo de’ Medici’s Collection at Palazzo Pitti
3 December 2026 – 1 March 2027
What did Lorenzo the Magnificent’s art collection look like at the end of the 15th century? Magnifico 1492, an exhibition at Palazzo Pitti, sets out to recreate it through more than one hundred works, including paintings, sculptures, manuscripts and precious objects.
One of the most eagerly anticipated highlights is the reunion of the three panels of Paolo Uccello’s The Battle of San Romano, now housed in the Uffizi Gallery, the National Gallery in London and the Louvre in Paris. For the first time, visitors will be able to admire them together, just as they were once displayed in the Medici residence.
A rare opportunity to step into the world of Lorenzo de’ Medici and discover the tastes and passions of one of the Renaissance’s most influential figures.
Artemisia Gentileschi: The Return of a Great Painter to Florence
Museo degli Innocenti | Until 4 April 2027
Florence played a decisive role in Artemisia Gentileschi’s career. Arriving from Rome in 1612, the painter found in the city of the Medici an environment where she could develop her artistic style, receive important commissions and, in 1616, become the first woman admitted to the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno.
The exhibition Artemisia Gentileschi a Firenze (Artemisia Gentileschi in Florence) explores this period through the artist’s paintings and their relationship with the work of her contemporaries, including two masterpieces by Caravaggio.
The exhibition offers an insight into Artemisia’s remarkable talent while revealing an important chapter in Florence’s cultural life during the 17th century.
Palazzo Strozzi: The Power of Fragments and the Photography of Joanna Piotrowska
Until 24 January 2027
Can an incomplete sculpture tell us more than a perfectly preserved work of art? This is the question at the heart of Broken. The Power of the Fragment, the major exhibition organised by Palazzo Strozzi in collaboration with the National Gallery of Art in Washington.
More than eighty works span different periods and cultures, from antiquity to Michelangelo, and from Rodin to Louise Bourgeois. The exhibition explores the many reasons why sculptures are damaged, destroyed or transformed, also recalling the flood that devastated Florence in 1966.
From 10 November, Palazzo Strozzi also hosts BURROWED, the first solo exhibition in Italy by Joanna Piotrowska. Through photography and collage, the Polish artist explores human relationships, intimacy and the tensions that can lie beneath the surface of domestic life.
Held in the Project Space, the exhibition is free to visit. Two very different artistic experiences to discover during a single visit to the palace.
Museo Novecento Presents Victor Man and Danielle McKinney
In Piazza Santa Maria Novella, Museo Novecento dedicates its winter season to two leading figures in contemporary painting.
Until 7 March 2027, the exhibition devoted to Victor Man presents around twenty-five paintings by the Romanian artist, characterised by dark atmospheres, enigmatic figures and references to the European painting tradition.
Alongside this exhibition, until 28 February 2027, Danielle McKinney. Tra noi (Between Us) brings together twenty works by the American artist. Her subjects are mainly women portrayed in private moments, reading, going about everyday activities or spending time in domestic settings. Her use of light and chiaroscuro often evokes the visual language of cinema.
Two distinct approaches to portraying the human figure, with images that invite visitors to linger over the details.
Palazzo Medici Riccardi: From Dürer to Medici Florence
For Renaissance enthusiasts, Palazzo Medici Riccardi offers two more exhibitions worth exploring.
Until 5 January 2027, Oltre il Rinascimento. Tra Dürer e Parmigianino (Beyond the Renaissance: Between Dürer and Parmigianino) brings together around 150 graphic works, including engravings and experiments in figurative art by great European masters. The exhibition also draws on the relationship that contemporary artist Georg Baselitz has developed with 16th-century masters through his own collection.
In the Sala Fabiani galleries, until 31 January 2027, San Francesco d’Assisi e Giuseppe Nicola Nasini (Saint Francis of Assisi and Giuseppe Nicola Nasini) brings four large canvases commissioned in 1695 by Cosimo III de’ Medici back to Florence. An opportunity to discover a lesser-known episode of Medici patronage and Baroque painting.
At Palazzo Vecchio, the Curious History of Florence’s Lions
Until 18 January 2027
Why does the lion appear so frequently in Florentine art and architecture?
The exhibition I leoni di Firenze (The Lions of Florence), held in the Sala dei Gigli at Palazzo Vecchio, explores the meaning of the Marzocco, the lion that became a symbol of the city’s freedom and civic identity.
Through artworks and historical accounts, the exhibition also reveals a little-known curiosity: medieval Florence was home to actual lion enclosures, housing animals associated with the city’s prestige and power.
Ferdinando Sarmi: Fashion at Palazzo Pitti
Until 31 December 2026
Fashion also has its place in Florence’s exhibition calendar. At the Museum of Costume and Fashion in Palazzo Pitti, Il genio di Sarmi (The Genius of Sarmi) explores the career of Ferdinando Sarmi, the Italian fashion designer who captivated American high society during the 1950s and 1960s.
His clients included Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn and Marlene Dietrich. Through garments and creations from his career, the exhibition traces his journey between Florence and New York, revealing a fascinating chapter in the history of haute couture.
Florence and the Arno: Sixty Years After the Flood
4 November 2026 – 4 January 2027
Sixty years after the devastating flood of 1966, Florence reflects once again on its relationship with the river through ARNO. Storie di riconciliazione tra Firenze e il suo fiume (ARNO: Stories of Reconciliation Between Florence and Its River).
The project by artist Roberto Ghezzi unfolds across several locations in the city, including MAD Murate Art District and the Museo dell’Opera del Duomo.
The works emerge from the interaction between natural fabrics, water and river sediments, which leave their traces on the surfaces. Mud, a defining element of one of the most dramatic chapters in the city’s history, becomes both an artistic material and an invitation to see the Arno from a different perspective.
Plan Your Trip Around the Art Exhibitions in Florence
The art exhibitions in Florence during 2026 and 2027 offer the chance to shape a stay around your own interests, from Medici history to contemporary painting, photography and fashion.
With a few days to explore, you can combine temporary exhibitions with permanent museum collections, while making time to discover the city’s neighbourhoods, squares and artisan workshops.
Discover the upcoming exhibitions and plan your next stay in Florence!