Uffizi Galleries - Finestre sull'Arte

Uffizi director: 'visitors who come for selfies are a problem, we will intervene'

No more selfies at the museum. Or, at least, curb this practice: this is what Simone Verde, director of the Uffizi, suggests after a tourist at the museum this morning damaged a painting by Antonio Domenico Gabbiani displayed in the rooms of the exhi...
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Uffizi, tourist takes selfie, trips and rips painting apart. Reported. Management: 'Slight damage'

At the Uffizi Galleries this morning a tourist, in order to take a selfie, tripped and damaged, falling over, a painting by Anton Domenico Gabbiani. It was the Portrait of Ferdinando de' Medici Grand Prince of Tuscany, a late 17th-century work by the...
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Summer at the Uffizi, special visits and tours for under-30s and families

With the arrival of summer, the appointment with R-summer with art is renewed!, the educational program promoted by the Uffizi Galleries in collaboration with Unicoop Firenze. Also for 2025, the Florentine museum complex confirms its commitment to op...
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Uffizi, goodbye to the crane: dismantling begins. Photos by Massimo Sestini

After nearly two decades of uninterrupted presence, the crane that has dominated the sky above the Uffizi and the heart of Florence is preparing to leave the scene for good. The massive metal structure, more than 60 meters high and visible from sever...
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The Uffizi gets into Riga: 74 works from the Pitti Palace on a trip to Latvia

Four months of Baltic relocation for Palazzo Pitti's 19th-century masterpieces: in fact, from July 5 to Nov. 30, 2025, the Great Exhibition Hall of the Latvian National Museum of Art in Riga, Latvia, will host an exhibition, Light from Italy: from Fa...
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Etruscan civilization returns to the Uffizi with 15 free talks from June to October

The Etruscan civilization, which has always been an object of interest because of the depth of its culture and the fascination of its mysteries, will be the focus of a new series of meetings organized by the Uffizi Galleries and theNational Institute...
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Removed for. Sexism: Medici Venus moved from public office to museum

The bronze copy of the Medici Venus no longer greets visitors in the foyer of theFederal Office for Central Services and Property Matters in Berlin-Weissensee. After years of silent presence in the institutional space, six months ago the statue disap...
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Away with the crane after 20 years: in 50 days Florence will say goodbye to the Uffizi "monster"

After nearly two decades, Florence is preparing to say goodbye to one of the most bulky and controversial presences on its skyline: the maxi crane that dominates the square in front of the Uffizi Gallery will be dismantled within 50 days. This was an...
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