Uffizi Confirmed as Italy’s Second Most Visited Museum in 2024

The Uffizi Galleries have secured second place among Italy’s most visited state museums and cultural sites in 2024. The rankings, published today by the Ministry of Culture, confirm the continued popularity of Florence’s world-renowned museum complex.

According to official data, the Uffizi welcomed 5,294,968 visitors over the past year, generating gross revenues of 61.9 million euros. This achievement follows extensive efforts to expand and improve the visitor experience, including new exhibition spaces in the Gallery of Paintings and Statues, upgrades at Palazzo Pitti, and the restoration of the Boboli Gardens. The reopening of the famous Vasari Corridor also contributed to the museum’s appeal.

Leading the national rankings is the Colosseum Archaeological Park in Rome, which includes the Palatine Hill and the Roman Forum. This iconic site attracted nearly 15 million visitors in 2024, generating over 101.9 million euros in revenue. In third place is the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, with more than 4.2 million visitors and over 55 million euros in earnings.

The 2024 results confirm the Uffizi’s position as a major cultural destination, even if the record set in 2021, when it temporarily overtook the Colosseum with over 1.7 million visitors, remains unmatched. That year, Italy was reopening to cultural tourism after the pandemic, and the Uffizi reached fifth place in the global museum rankings.

Florence also celebrates another important result with the Galleria dell’Accademia, home to Michelangelo’s David. Ranked fifth nationwide, the museum recorded over 2.1 million visitors in 2024, generating 17.1 million euros in gross revenue. Known worldwide for its Renaissance masterpieces, the Accademia continues to attract both first-time visitors and returning art lovers, confirming Florence’s position as a global capital of culture alongside the Uffizi.

The latest national top ten also includes the Pantheon in Rome, which continues to perform well after the introduction of an entrance fee in 2023, as well as Castel Sant’Angelo, which holds the sixth position. The Bargello Museums in Florence have improved their position, moving up to tenth place.

Other notable sites in the top 30 include the Egyptian Museum (7th) and Venaria Reale (19th) in Turin, Brera Art Gallery (14th) and Leonardo’s Last Supper (16th) in Milan, the National Archaeological Museum (15th) in Naples, Miramare Castle in Trieste (22nd), and the Ducal Palace in Mantua (28th).

These results confirm the strength of Italy’s cultural offer, with Florence, Rome, Naples, Milan, and other cities continuing to attract millions of visitors from around the world.