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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Tag: Uffizi
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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The reopening of the Uffizi Galleries’ museums
The schedule of the reopenings in compliance with the current anti-Covid rules: From April 27 the Boboli Gardens have reopened to the public, from May 4 also the Uffizi and the Pitti Palace reopen.
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Faces and secrets of ancient Rome, digital exhibit at the Uffizi
The exhibit Faces and secrets of ancient Rome was inaugurated at the beginning of November and closed due to Covid restrictions only one day later. The exhibit is now completely digitalized in high definition and it is possible to take a free virtual tour on the website of the museum.
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Record 4 million visited Uffizi in 2018
The Uffizi Gallery in Florence set records in visitor numbers and revenues last year.
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Open museums in Florence on January 1st, 2019
There are many visit options during the days that are traditionally dedicated to celebrations, here are the details.
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Lorry hits Vasari Corridor in Florence
A lorry hit a column of the Vasari Corridor linking the Uffizi Galleries and Palazzo Vecchio early Thursday December 27, 2018 causing considerable damage.
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