November 4th, 1966: a date that Firenze will never forget. After days of heavy rain, the river Arno flooded. The flooded waters came with little warning to the Florentine and the impact of the deluge was catastrophic. 70,000 homes and 6,000 commercial properties were destroyed but it was the damage to the city’s art that drew people from around the world. Young men and women arrived in the city with one mission: save art! Their names are anonymous, they are the so-called “angels of the mud”.
