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Luca Giordano’s 17th-Century Painting Returns to Florence with Uffizi Acquisition

Christ and the Samaritan Woman, painted in Florence around 1685 has been donated to the Uffizi Galleries.

State museums and archaeological sites elsewhere in Tuscany and Italy will also participate on 6 September 2026.

The museum said no artworks were damaged and the affected room will reopen normally on Friday morning.

The Uffizi, Boboli Gardens, Galleria dell’Accademia are among the state-run cultural sites scheduled to open on 15 August.

The two-year programme includes major works across the Uffizi, Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens.

Major loans from Florence will form the core of the first exhibition entirely dedicated to the Renaissance master.

The reorganisation separates entry and exit routes and restores one of the palace’s most important historic spaces.

Ticket sales were suspended for the rest of the day on Tuesday June 24, 2026 as extreme temperatures put pressure on the museum’s cooling system.

The elevated passage connecting the Uffizi and Palazzo Pitti will be open on Friday evenings from 3 July to 20 November 2026.

The museum’s two most famous Renaissance paintings now stand opposite one another in a redesigned display.