This year Tuscany is marking the 450th anniversary of the death of Cosimo I de' Medici with many events, including an exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi Sacrati, seat of the presidency of the Region in Piazza Duomo in Florence. The exhibition will be inaugurated on 21 April 2024, in memory of the date that marked the death of the father of modern Tuscany on 21 April 1574.
Among the events there will also be 27 August, the day on which Cosimo was appointed Magnus Dux Etruriae in 1569 becoming, thanks to the papal bull issued by Pius V, Grand Duke of Tuscany. A third event, announced by the president of the Tuscan Region Eugenio Giani, is a concert in homage to Florence’s great musical culture during Cosimo’s reign.
Eugenio Giani has also announced a €200,000 tender for proposals from municipalities interested in the works of Cosimo I dei Medici, with the aim of promoting awareness of the Duke and his time. “I will be available to visit schools to talk about the local history that is lacking in many schools, and which we want to revive.”
'Tuscany is the only Italian region that has 450-year-old roots dating back to Cosimo, a statesman who made Tuscany a state, which is something no other region can boast. When Italy was formed Tuscany was the only region that had an identity stretching back over hundreds of years, thanks to Cosimo I de’ Medici.”
