Calcio Storico
Soccer, Mixed Martial Arts, or Backyard Brawl? Sometimes it’s hard to define the Florentine sport of calcio storico.
Piazza del Carmine
Piazza del Carmine is one of the few piazzas of Florence that has not been swallowed by tourism.
Florence as a Stage
The city of Florence is home to performers of every style, and they can be found anywhere there are open spaces.
Place as Text: ‘The Spaces of Florence, Italy’
Multimedia journalism students examine city’s public spaces for insights into Florentine culture
The Stones of Florence: How a Medieval City Remembers and Forgets
Statuary, memoria and Florence’s relationship with its past
The Fighters of Florence: Calcio Storico a ‘sport’ that celebrate city’s long history
The story behind one of the world most dangerous games
The (Re)Birth of a Piazza: Florence’s Piazza del Carmine at the nexus of past and future
Summer 2018 witnesses the re-opening of a piazza that once stood just outside Florence’s city wall.
Florence’s Jewish community struggles in the face of tourism
Newly installed rabbi emphasizing education to ensure vitality of minority religious community
In Florence’s places of worship, the sacred and the profane often compete
Renaissance city’s reliance on tourism asks cathedrals, synagogues, churches to balance faith and commerce
Outreach to immigrants in Florence
St. Mark’s English Church uses art and storytelling to foster dialogue
Florence suburb embracing diversity, accepting immigrants
Sesto Fiorentino, a progressive city outside of Florence, fosters a diverse community by welcoming immigrants and helping them settle.
Greater Florence to get its first mosque
Municipality of Sesto Fiorentino joins project to build mosque, allying with Catholic diocese, Islamic community and the University of Florence
Florence’s Le Murate: Historically closed space transforms into a cultural, social hub
Popular gathering place demonstrates city’s balancing of history and modernity.
