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On 4 November, sixty years will have passed since Florence’s 1966 flood. On 28 October, the municipality published a commemoration programme developed with Tuscany’s regional government, the university and the metropolitan city, involving schools, exhibitions, research and city venues. [1]
A school competition called “Un vicino di casa, l’Arno” and a Red Cross exhibition at Santa Maria Novella are announced for 29 October. A conference about the river is planned for 2 November, followed from 3 November by the photography exhibition “Con la bici nel fango” at the university’s humanities library. The central commemorations fall on 4 November. [1]
This is a calendar of planned events, not a report that they have all taken place. Its public value lies in connecting memory, heritage and discussion of risk; the programme does not show that flood danger has been eliminated. [1]
The bright side
Schools and cultural institutions are involved in a public programme linking flood memory with understanding the river and prevention. [1]
One idea, in simple words
On 4 November 1966, Florence suffered a major flood: river water entered the city. The year 2026 marks sixty years since that day. On 28 October, the municipality published a programme of talks, exhibitions and activities to remember what happened. Schools are involved too. [1]
The announced events include a school competition about the Arno river, a Red Cross exhibition and study meetings. Some are planned from 29 October, others in early November. A programme tells us what people intend to organise; it does not prove everything has happened already. For example, looking at old photographs can help us ask questions about the present. Remembering and studying the river does not mean, however, that the risk of future floods has disappeared. [1]
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- Alluvione di Firenze del 1966: sessant’anni di memoria. Il programma completo delle commemorazioni Città di Firenze · 28 Oct 2026
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