Tag: Uffizi Gallery Florence

ART CELEBRATES DANTE ALIGHIERI: GREAT SUCCESS IN FORLI’ OF THE UFFIZI EXHIBITION

Over 40 thousand visitors in two months, despite the many restrictions imposed by the pandemic. Great success for “Dante. The vision of art”, an exhibition organized by the Cassa dei Risparmi Foundation of Forlì together with the Uffizi Galleries on the 700th anniversary of the death of the Supreme Poet. The exhibition is now transformed,… Read More ART CELEBRATES DANTE ALIGHIERI: GREAT SUCCESS IN FORLI’ OF THE UFFIZI EXHIBITION

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UFFIZI GALLERIES: “THE GARZONI CHALLENGE” DEDICATED TO A GREAT FEMALE PAINTER (1600 – 1670)

On March 9, the Uffizi Galleries will be launching the Challenge live, at the Garzoni exhibition’s Press Conference / Inauguration at the Pitti Palace’s famed Sala Bianca. During the Florence event, Gallery Director Eike Schmidt will share the concept of the Uffizi as a ‘living museum’ and its efforts in recent years to spotlight art… Read More UFFIZI GALLERIES: “THE GARZONI CHALLENGE” DEDICATED TO A GREAT FEMALE PAINTER (1600 – 1670)

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THE VASARI CORRIDOR IN FLORENCE WILL REOPEN IN 2021 (THE VIDEO)

  The so-called Vasari Corridor linking the Uffizi to the Pitti Palace in Florence will reopen in 2021 after an 18-month, 10-million euro renovation project, officials said on Monday. The link between the two monuments was closed in 2016 for safety reasons. The executive project for the renovation was presented on Monday by Uffizi Director… Read More THE VASARI CORRIDOR IN FLORENCE WILL REOPEN IN 2021 (THE VIDEO)

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UFFIZI GALLERY: A GREAT EXHIBITION ON ARTISTIC EXCHANGES BETWEEN FLORENCE AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD

This sumptuous exhibition of Islamic art (Florence, until September 23, 2018) is curated by Giovanni Curatola and organised by the Uffizi in partnership with the Museo Nazionale del Bargello, the exhibition’s other venue. It offers visitors a unique opportunity to discover the knowledge, exchange, dialogue and mutual influence that existed between the arts of East and West. It is the… Read More UFFIZI GALLERY: A GREAT EXHIBITION ON ARTISTIC EXCHANGES BETWEEN FLORENCE AND THE ISLAMIC WORLD

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EXCLUSIVE: THE 8 NEW ROOMS AT UFFIZI GALLERY DEDICATED TO CARAVAGGIO’S MASTERPIECES (“MEDUSA” INCLUDED)

‘Medusa’ artwork by Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio is exhibited as part of a new set-up of rooms dedicated to Caravaggio and the 17th century painting at Galleria degli Uffizi (Uffizi Gallery) in Florence (opening today, February 19, 2018). ‘Medusa’, the famous painting on the shield, is one of the “stars” in a group… Read More EXCLUSIVE: THE 8 NEW ROOMS AT UFFIZI GALLERY DEDICATED TO CARAVAGGIO’S MASTERPIECES (“MEDUSA” INCLUDED)

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