Florence is to welcome the opening of a new 20th Century Art Museum this April, as the city undergoes a cultural transformation which will see a host of other attractions open or receive restoration work.

The city’s new Museo del Novecento, located in the former Leopoldine convent in Piazza Santa Maria Novella, will feature 800sq m (6,611 sq ft) of exhibition space, as well as 10 meeting rooms.

To be inaugurated on 30 April during the Notte Bianca cultural event, the museum will house 2,300 contemporary pieces of art, with featured Italian artists including the likes of Rinaldi, Mannucci and Salvatori.

The opening of the museum will see the start of a number of other openings of cultural facilities taking place across the city.

In May, Florence’s new Opera House will be inaugurated, while its museum of Palazzo Vecchio will be expanded in order to further enhance public education.

The announcement follows a number of openings in the country recently, with the progressive, Renzo Piano-designed MUSE science museum opening in Trent last year.