Una straordinaria mostra, un’occasione da non perdere visto l’eccezionalità dell’evento: due musei, custodi entrambi di alcuni dei tesori dinastici più importanti al mondo, si sono accordati per effettuare uno scambio di eccezionali opere d’arte. In occasione della celebrazione dell’Anno Italia-Russa, il Museo degli argenti di Firenze con sede in Palazzo Pitti e il Museo del […]
Museum in Florence
Uffizi evening special opening, Summer 2011
Do not miss the opportunity of experiencing an evening tour to the Uffizi Gallery. The museum will be open every Tuesday until 10,00 pm during Summer 2011. From now advance booking is available on request. Book your evening visit to the Uffizi Gallery without queueing up! Contact us and ask for this special reservation. No […]
The Vasari Corridor in Florence
This fantastic architectural project connects the palazzo vecchio to Palazzo Pitti and was built in 1565 in just five months for the marriage of Cosimo’s son, Francesco, to joan of Austria. The longo corridor crosses the Arno river over the Ponte Vecchio and ends in the Boboli Gardens next to the Grotta del Buontalenti. Almost […]
Visiting the Uffizi Gallery in Florence – Botticelli
The paintings by Botticelli are displayed in rooms 10-14. They represent the height of the Uffizi collections. The large profane allegories painted for the Medici, with advice from the poet Poliziano, are the symbol of humanistic culture in the 15th century. With the Allegory of Spring (1478), Botticelli breaks with the tradition of religious paintings […]
The Uffizi Gallery in Florence
Among the major museums in the world, the Gallery of the Uffizi is one of the oldest. The building was projected by Giorgio Vasari and commissioned by CosiMo I de Medici. The palace became the seat of the magisterial and administrative offices, the Uffizi of the Medici’s family. The architect chose the Doric style and […]
Uffizi Gallery Tickets
Skip the line at the Uffizi museum with a pre-booked ticket! BOOK NOW By Tickets Florence service you can comfortably buy your ticket in advance before leaving home and enjoy your visit inside the museum without queueing up! The Uffizi Gallery houses many masterpieces of famous painters, displayed in chronological order. From Cimabue, the greatest […]
Evening Openings at the Uffizi Gallery
The Uffizi Gallery has planned some extraordinary, evening openings in occasion of the temporary exhibiton on Vasari, entitled “Vasari, gli Uffizi e il Duca“. The exhibition is available from 5th July to 27th September and can be visited buying an ordinary Uffizi entrance ticket. To reserve Uffizi tickets, please click here! The evening openings are […]
Michelangelo in Florence: the drawings at Casa Buonarroti
The Casa Buonarroti museum is a must-see visit for all that are particularly fond of Michelange’s art. A part from the great museums exhibiting Michelangelo’s masterpieces, such as theAccademia Gallery, the Bargello Museum, theMedici’s Chapels and the Uffizi Gallery, Florence offers the opportunity of admire other less famous works of this artist, who spent many years in […]
Lorenzo Bartolini scultore del bello naturale
Book your tickets here! The Accademia Gallery houses the first, large monographic exhibition dedicated to Lorenzo Bartolini, an important artist who played a crucial role in the artistic XIXth century sculpture evolution. Many art-works on show at the Accademia are chalk models from the laboratory of sculture of the Accademia Gallery itself. These models show the […]
David Michelangelo
The Accademia Gallery in Florence is one of the most visited museum of the city. The reason of its popularity is that the Gallery houses the world-wide famous statue by Michelangelo Buonarroti, the David, perhaps the artist’s most popular sculpture masterpiece. The statue of David depicts a huge David standing seemingly motionless and nude, at […]