The restoration of Palazzo Buontalenti by the Agenzia del Demanio (State Property Agency) returns part of an important state-owned building to the community and gives it a new vocation for art, experimentation and research. The project creates an international campus for the European University Institute (EUI) and its Florence School of Transnational Governance (STG). Respecting the memory of the building with a contemporary and sustainable approach, it preserves a Renaissance palazzo and makes it a meeting place between European academic life and the culture of Florence. In 2026, the exhibition OPEN welcomed almost 7,000 visitors to its rooms and garden.