Galleria degli Uffizi

About the museum

The Galleria degli Uffizi occupies the first and second floors of a large building designed by Giorgio Vasari for Cosimo I de’ Medici and built between 1560 and 1580. The palace was created to bring together in a single site the offices (uffizi) of the administration of the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. From the beginning, however, the upper corridors housed the Medici family’s collections of ancient sculpture and works of art.

Over the centuries, the collections were expanded by the Medici grand dukes and then by the Lorraine grand dukes, and the Uffizi became one of the first galleries open to the public. The collection includes paintings from the 13th to the 20th century, sculptures from antiquity to the modern age, a cabinet of prints and drawings, books and archives, and a photography department.

Today the Gallery is part of the Gallerie degli Uffizi, a museum system that also includes Palazzo Pitti and the Giardino di Boboli. The route displays works by Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Caravaggio. The long galleries, with Roman statues copied from lost Greek originals, preserve the original spirit of the Medici collection.

Highlights

• Paintings by Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Caravaggio
• Medici collection of ancient sculpture in the corridors
• Cabinet of drawings and prints
• Terrace with café on the second floor
• Building designed by Giorgio Vasari

Permanent exhibition

• Collezione permanente: pittura, scultura e arti grafiche – Paintings from the 13th to the 20th century, sculptures from antiquity to the contemporary age, prints and drawings.

Founded

1560

Operated by

Gallerie degli Uffizi (Ministero della Cultura)

Director

Simone Verde

Visitors per year

approx. 969,978

Admission & discounts

Free admission: First Sunday of the month, for state museums.

The standard ticket costs €25 on the day and €29 if bought in advance. Reductions and free admission follow the categories indicated by the museum. Tickets can be bought online at tickets.uffizi.it, through the call centre (toll-free number 800 615 615; from abroad +39 055 0354135; every day from 8:00 to 19:00), or at the ticket office in the Loggia degli Uffizi. The Firenze Card is accepted with mandatory booking. Priority entry is suspended on free-admission days.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

There is an access ramp on Via della Ninna. Lifts are available; before visiting, check the notice on the website if you need the lift to the second floor. Accessible toilets are present on all floors. Wheelchairs which, together with the person, exceed 230 kg or 120 cm in length are not admitted.

Kids & families

• Baby changing facilities

A baby pit-stop for breastfeeding and changing is available near the café, open until 18:00.

Getting there & parking

Information point in the Piazzale degli Uffizi.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop
• Coat check

Free cloakroom (umbrellas, large bags and backpacks must be left here), café with terrace on the second floor, bookshops at the entrance and exit, and a post office on the ground floor.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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