Uffizi Galleries go on Instagram and Twitter

FLORENCE, ITALY – The Uffizi Galleries will launch official @uffizigalleries Instagram and Twitter accounts, museum officials said.

A project is currently underway to expand the museum’s exhibition space in 2006 from some 6,000 metres² to almost 13,000 metres², allowing public viewing of many artworks that have usually been in storage.

Today, the Uffizi is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Florence. In high season (particularly in summer), waiting times can be up to five hours.

Tempo delle mele al Giardino di #Boboli La mela Calvilla è una delle varietà di mela più antiche d’Europa, pare che in #Germania fosse coltivata già alla fine del 1500. Molto apprezzata in Francia agli inizi del 1600 fu battezzata “mela Calleville” da Luigi XIII che ne era un grande estimatore. #secretgarden 🇬🇧 Time for apples in the Boboli Garden This kind of apple is known as “Calvilla” and it is one of the most ancient varieties in Europe, cultivated in Germany since the end of the 16th century. It was the favourite apple of the king of France Louis XIII that named it “Calleville”. #firenze #garden #giardino #mela #apple #orto #green #verde #instagarden #instagreen #instagram

Una foto pubblicata da Gallerie degli Uffizi (@uffizigalleries) in data: 2 Set 2016 alle ore 04:15 PDT

Buona serata. In foto: Rosso fiorentino (1494-1540 ), angelo musicante 1521, firmato e datato #Uffizi #Firenze pic.twitter.com/PfcxfnVVk0

— Gallerie Uffizi (@UffiziGalleries) September 1, 2016