Florence is on the verge of a historic moment: the reopening of the Vasari Corridor.
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Tag: Uffizi
Uffizi Gallery Opens Three New Rooms
Uffizi Gallery Opens Three New Rooms Showcasing Early 16th Century Masterpieces
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Florence’s Cultural Sites Shine During Ferragosto Holiday
Florence’s renowned cultural landmarks saw a significant number of visitors on Ferragosto, Italy’s national holiday, celebrated on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Culture.
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Isola d’Elba to host the Uffizi’s exhibit of Napoleon Bonaparte
With the exhibition “Nel segno di Napoleone: gli Uffizi Diffusi all’isola d’Elba” opening at Portoferraio (Pinacoteca Foresiana, July 9, 2021 – October 10, 2021), the Uffizi Galleries inaugurate the major plan of dissemination on the Tuscan territory launched in the past weeks.
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Uffizi director proposes street-food tax
Uffizi Gallery Director Eike Schmidt has proposed a tax on street-food vendors in Italy’s art cities because of the cost of cleaning up the streets after such food is eaten.
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Kerry Kennedy visits the Uffizi
Two-hour tour of the Gallery for the American writer and activist,Kerry Kennedy, daughter of Bob Kennedy. The director Schmidt welcomes her in the rooms dedicated to Botticelli.
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The pic of the week: an unusual view of the Uffizi and Arnolfo Tower
he pic of the week is an unusual view of the Uffizi Galleries and Arnolfo Tower in Palazzo Vecchio send by Elisa Alessandrini from Milan, Italy. You can send us your pictures and at the end of the week our team will choose one.
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The 2021 Opera Festival to open in Verona Arena
The 2021 Opera Festival will open at the Verona Arena on June 19, 2021, with a concert version of Aida conducted by Riccardo Muti. The season will feature the operas, dates and stellar casts originally scheduled.
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240,000 euros for Michelangelo’s Tondo Doni, the Uffizi Galleries are selling their masterpieces. In digital version
A collaboration between the Uffizi Galleries and the Cinello company allows the sale of some of the most iconic masterpieces that the Florentine museum hosts: among them, La nascita di Venere e La Primavera. Warning: these are not copies, but “unique digital art”.
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Hundred places in Tuscany will be part of the Uffizi Galleries
The Uffizi will soon have 100 branch locations throughout Tuscany. In February it was the director of the Gallery, Eike Schmidt, who announced the project and yesterday the Tuscany Region also decided to support it with a specific Tuscan law.
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