News and events - Santa Croce

The Opera di Santa Croce promotes, organises and supports numerous cultural events such as conferences, concerts, seminars, temporary exhibitions and special openings of the complex to transmit and enhance the public's knowledge of its art historical heritage.

Visit Santa Croce, the Duomo Museum and the Baptistery with a single ticket at a reduced cost.

On the 25th June, the Board of the Opera di Santa Croce elected their new chairman.

«A l’etterno dal tempo» (Paradise XXXI, 38): Dante's theology, is the title of Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi's lecture on Dante's poetic…

Guided tours with Dante to explore the Florence of his day

Information for visitors and anyone seeking to contact our offices

Concert in Santa Croce, Florence, by Orchestra della Toscana

Concert in Santa Croce, Florence, by Orchestra della Toscana

Enrich your visit with the Santa Croce audioguide

Coppo di Marcovaldo, "St. Francis and Twenty Stories from his Life" (“Bardi Altarpiece”), detail, 1245–50, tempera on wood. Florence, Santa Croce, transept

Religious celebrations for Saint Francis Day

"St. Francis and his companions are received by Pope Innocent III who verbally approves the Franciscan Rule (later ratified by Pope Honorius III)", scene from "St. Francis and Twenty Stories from his Life" (“Bardi Altarpiece”)

Second Fraternity Day, international meeting on international religious dialogue

Mino da Fiesole, "Tabernacolo", particolare, 1473, marmo. Firenze, Santa Croce, Cappella Castellani

Presentation of the finished restoration of Mino da Fiesole's tabernacle

Concert in Santa Croce, Florence, by Orchestra della Toscana

Concerts in Santa Croce