Trading Art for Politics, Former Uffizi Chief Runs for Mayor of Florence
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Eike Schmidt, the former director of the Uffizi Galleries, is facing an uphill battle in his bid to become mayor, but he’s counting on his cultural clout to win. https://www.nytimes.com