Revolutionary Changes in State Museums Starting July 1st
2014
Yesterday, Italian Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini announced revolutionary changes for State museums across all of Italy. These will impact the Uffizi Gallery.
The major change is that free tickets will only be available for those under 18 years old (and a few other groups, such as teachers) and reduced tickets for those under 25 years old. Everyone else will be paying a full entry ticket. This means that all over 65 years old will now be paying entrance. Precise details are being worked out and will be updated before the end of the month.
The second major change is that every first Sunday of the month state museums will be free for everyone as part of the initiative “Sunday at the Museum“.
Another change announced as part of the Ministerial decree signed and announced yesterday is that there will be two annual “Nights at the Museum” every calendar year, where entrance only costs a euro (as it did in this last edition in May) and opening times extend late into the night while all major museums, including the Uffizi Gallery, will have extended opening times until 10pm every single Friday evening.
To view a full list of state museums in Florence, go here.
To view the list of all state museums in Tuscany, check the Ministerial website here.
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April 29, 2015 Uffizi will be closed on May 1st
June 30, 2014 Longer hours on Friday evenings- January 2, 2015 Free Entrance on First Sunday of the Month
April 30, 2015 Free Guided Visits to the Contini Bonacossi Collection
April 1, 2015 Easter at the Uffizi
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I would like to know if at the uffizi museum is. There a Wilshire service . My husband has terminal cancer and he can not walk or stand for too long
There are several wheelchairs that are free to use once you’re at the museum, but these cannot be reserved ahead of time. If you need a wheelchair for the entire time you’re in Florence, take a look at this article that has a section where it says where you can get them. That will surely make your visit to the city more enjoyable. We are sure your trip to Florence will be very special.
I’m buying some tickets for entry in September.
Your website says over 65 years must pay from the July 1st, but your official ticket seller offers over 65 years as a ‘free ticket’.
Please clarify what is the action for tickets purchased today for entry in September?
if I purchase a free over 65 ticket today (as per your online booking agent) forSeptember visit….what happens when I arrive with my voucher? !
Ciao Matthew,
That was a matter of the system from the Polo Museale museum office itself not being up to date by July 1st… it took a few days but has been resolved.
So if you buy your tickets for September, you’ll see that over 65 years now do have to pay. If you already bought them, then once you arrive to exchange the voucher for tickets, you will be likely be asked to pay the ticket by the museum directly.
(if you visit on the first Sunday of the month, that has also been resolved – tickets now are free, except for the online booking fees and commissions).
Will the Firenze Card still allow priority access on the first Sundays?
YES! As will prebooking tickets online: the system will mark admission as free and will only make you pay booking fees and commissions on those first Sundays of the month, allowing you to enter through the advance ticket entrance (gate 1) rather than through the walk-in gate (gate 2).
i am 64 years old disabled man i am hoping to visit in september with my wife.Do we pay full price?
Are you an EU citizen? EU citizens with a handicap will still be able to enter for free. Otherwise, you will have to pay full price.
I will be visiting on a Friday in September which I understand means the Uffizi will be open until 10 pm. If we purchase an online ticket for a 5 pm appointment, does that mean we can stay until 10 pm? Can we book after 5 pm as I do not see that option.
Also, are these “skip the line” tickets since they are reserved?
My sons are 21 and 25 but we are not from Europe. Would they be eligible for reduced tickets?
Lastly, are there reduced tickets if also purchasing tickets to the Palantine Gallery and Vasari Corridor and how does one get tickets to the Vasari Corridor?
Thank you for your assistance.
Yes, on Fridays the museum is open until 10pm. Currently, the last booking entry you can reserve online is 5pm and you can definitely stay inside as long as you want, until closing if you wish. All tickets purchased ahead of time allow you to skip the line, entering through a separate entrance.
Your sons are not eligible for reduced tickets, not are there are reduced tickets for combined visit museums. If you wish to look into it, there is a Firenze Card which offers entry into over 60 museums in Florence for 72 hours at the cost of 72 euros per ticket. If you’re in Florence long enough and wish to visit several museums, then it might be a good deal to purchase that card.
The Vasari Corridor is currently not open for special visits by the Uffizi Gallery. The only way to gain entrance and visit it is through an external tour agency who puts together groups and then requests for special entrance into the Corridor. At the moment, you can purchase a tour of the Vasari Corridor and of the Uffizi if you wish through our partner site Visit Florence here:
http://www.partner.viator.com/en/13618/travel-tips/Visit-the-Vasari-Corridor/ttd
So non EU children will be free also?
thank you
YES! up to 18 years old.
I bought a ticket for the Ufizzi online for Saturday 20 September for 18h15 – there was also the option to book for other slots up to 10pm. Then I saw that it is only open until 18h50. Is it a mistake in the online booking system or have things changed for opening times on Saturday evenings?
This particular Saturday is European Heritage Day so opening time is longer…. and entry is only one euro (plus booking fees).
Hello Lourdes! I am planning to visit Uffizi Gallerie next Sunday (October 5th) and i was wondering if the museum’ s entrance will be free (first Sunday of the month), as i am trying to book online at uffizi.org but it seems that the cost is still 22 euros for 2 persons. Why is that?
Even on the Sundays when entrance is free, if you want to book ahead of time you need to pay for the online booking fees and commissions for each ticket.