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For the first time, the Uffizi Gallery is opening an exhibition dedicated to ceroplastic sculpture. If you’re wondering what that is precisely, it is works of art using wax as their medium and you must definitely go see this exhibition if you’re here in Florence. The exhibit opens tomorrow, December 18th, and runs until April […]
From December 2, 2025, Botticelli’s Venus, Spring, Madonna of the Magnificat, Madonna of the Pomegrate and Pallas and the Centaur are temporarily displayed in the room A9, rooms that face the First Corridor, still on the second floor near the original rooms where they are generally on display. Other works that are in those Botticelli […]
Finally, the official news has come out: the Vasari Corridor is reopening in about a week, on December 21st! The famous walkway that connects Palazzo Vecchio to Palazzo Pitti, passing over the Ponte Vecchio, has been closed since 2016 to adopt the necessary changes to bring the space up to the latest safety regulations, including […]
The Uffizi Gallery has confirmed that it will be extraordinarily open on Monday, April 1, 2024, the day after Easter Sunday. The museum will be open on Easter Sunday as well, as it generally is open on Sundays, but Mondays are the day the museum is closed. So a special opening needs to be agreed […]
Starting today, March 26, and up until December 17, 2024, the Uffizi Gallery will have longer opening hours every Tuesday. The longer hours will give visitors the chance to see the masterpieces of the Renaissance in the sunset light, particularly the works of marble along the main corridors. Normal closing hour is at 6.30pm but […]
Wonderful news as far as tickets are concerned! By the end of May 2024, the new director of the Uffizi Simone Verde, has announced that once you’ve pre-booked your ticket, you will no longer need actually show a paper ticket at the museum to enter. The new system will only require to show the QR […]
This October 2023, the Uffizi museum will have 5 extended evening hours on Tuesdays, remaining open until 9.30pm. The dates are October 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31. On those days, the ticket office will close at 8.30pm, time at which the last entrance is allowed.
The Uffizi Gallery will be open following regular hours on Easter Sunday, and with a special opening on Monday, April 22nd. The museum will observe regular openings hours, from 8.15am to 6.50pm, with last entrance at 6.20pm.
The Uffizi Gallery has set specific days on which it will have FREE entrance for everyone in 2019 to commemorate and honor special historical and traditional occasions, each accompanied with entertainment and other special offerings. Also note that it no longer will always be doing the “free first Sundays” throughout the year, just from October […]
If you’re in Florence this long holiday weekend, enjoy the special opening of the Uffizi on Monday, August 14th and the Boboli Gardens. Then on Tuesday, the day of Ferragosto (a national holiday across all of Italy), all museums will be open, including the Uffizi and Pitti and Boboli. Remember that on Tuesdays this summer […]
