Wherever you may turn, Florence is a city full of history, dating back several centuries. Medieval art and sculpture, the lives and dealings of the rich and powerful, even the many "turf wars" between the city-states that once made up Italy are everywhere. There did seem to us, however, to be a missing gap in this historical picture of Florence, i.e. What happened to the city and surrounding countryside, during World War II. As if to read our minds, a free exhibit depicting Florence during these war years just opened at the Medici-Ricardi and Pitti palaces. Room after room are filled with photographers and stories of what went on in Florence just before and throughout World War II. Like other parts of the world during the war, there was shortages of food and essential goods, as well as much suffering from bombings. The following pictures are but a small sampling of this exhibit, which continues to grow, as the curators continue to seek out individuals' recollections of that time period.
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