Uffizi - Finestre sull'Arte

The Uffizi acquires a masterpiece by Giacomo Ceruti, the Moorish Beggar

An important acquisition for the Uffizi Galleries: in fact, a masterpiece by Giacomo Ceruti (Milan, 1698 - 1767), the Moorish Beggar, enters the collection of the Florentine museum. The artist, famous for his depictions of the poor and humble, create...
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At the Uffizi the exhibition "Wax Once": the lost art of wax sculpture

A fragile and forgotten art, suspended between sculpture and science, comes back to life after centuries of silence. From December 16, 2025 to April 12, 2026, the Uffizi Gallery in Florence presents the exhibition Wax Once. Sculptures from the Medici...
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Tetsuo Hara, father of Kenshiro, enters the Uffizi collection with his self-portrait

Florence welcomes a new and unexpected star to its artistic pantheon. Tetsuo Hara, celebrated Japanese mangaka and author of Ken the Warrior(Hokuto no Ken), has officially joined the Uffizi Galleries' collection of self-portraits, the largest in the ...
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The Vasari Corridor becomes a museum of antiquities: 50 imperial busts on display

A host of ancient faces for the Vasari Corridor, the elevated walkway that has connected Palazzo Pitti to Palazzo Vecchio since the 16th century by crossing the Uffizi and the Arno on the Ponte Vecchio. Fifty Greco-Roman busts, important examples of ...
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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, 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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Eighteenth century returns to the Uffizi: an exhibition brings it back after a decade

After more than a decade of absence, the 18th century is back in the spotlight at the Uffizi. With the opening of the exhibition Florence and Europe. Eighteenth-Century Arts at the Uffizi, on view from May 28 to Nov. 28, 2025, the Gallery brings one ...
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