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This
is one of the most famous museums of paintings and sculpture
in the world. Its collection of Primitive and Renaissance
paintings comprises several universally acclaimed masterpieces
of all time, including works by Giotto, Simone Martini,
Piero della Francesca, Fra Angelico, Filippo Lippi,
Botticelli, Mantegna, Correggio, Leonardo da Vinci,
Raphael, Michelangelo and Caravaggio. German, Dutch
and Flemish masters are also well represented with important
works by Dürer, Rembrandt and Rubens.
The Uffizi Gallery occupies the top floor of the large
building erected by Giorgio Vasari between 1560 and
1580 to house the administrative offices of the Tuscan
State. The Gallery was created by Grand-duke Francesco
I and subsequently enriched by various members of the
Medici family, who were great collectors of paintings,
sculpture and works of art. The collection was rearranged
and enlarged by the Lorraine Grand-dukes, who succeeded
the Medici, and finally by the Italian State.
The Uffizi buildings also house other important collections: the
Contini Bonacossi Collection and the
Collection of Prints and Drawings (Gabinetto Disegni
e Stampe degli Uffizi).
The Vasari
Corridor, the raised passageway connecting the Uffizi
with the Pitti Palace, was built by Vasari in 1565.
It is hung with an important collection of 17th-century
paintings and the famous collection of artists’
Self-portraits.
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Piazzale
degli Uffizi, 50122 Firenze . |
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| GETTING THERE |
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How to get there |
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To
Florence Amerigo Vespucci airport, by shuttle bus
VOLA IN BUS to the station of Santa Maria Novella.
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To the
station car park of Santa Maria Novella. |
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To the
station of Santa Maria Novella. |
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Bus
service from Santa Maria Novella Station, bus
23.
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From the station about
10 minutes through the town centre. |
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View
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| Opening
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Open Tuesday to Sunday 8,15-18,50
Closed Monday, New Year’s Day, May 1,
Christmas Day
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| Tickets |
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Free
admission
The price of the ticket is increased when a special
exhibition is held in the Gallery.
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| Bookings
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Contact Firenze Musei, Tel:
+39 055294883
Booking charge : € 3 per person. |
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| Disabled
persons |
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Lifts at entrance and exit.
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| Schools |
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Free entry.
Booking is compulsory but there is no charge
(Tel: +39 055290112).
On admission it is necessary to present a list
of the students and teachers on headed notepaper
of the school.
Guided assistance for schools may be arranged
with Firenze Musei at the time of booking at
the rate of € 3 per student.
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| FACILITIES |
Education Service |
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The Education Service is in the Uffizi building.
Entrance from Via della Ninna, no.5.
This office coordinates special programmes,
workshops and guided tours for Italian schools
and for adults (Tel: +39 055284272).
Education
office
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| Audio
guide |
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Available in Italian, English, French, German,
Spanish and Japanese.
Cost: individual € 4,65; double €
6,20.
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| Library
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Access from the Uffizi Loggia.
Opening hours
Tuesday and Wednesday 9-13,30; Thursday and
Friday 9-13.
Library
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| Shops |
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There are two museum shops, one at the entrance
and another at the exit, where it is possible
to buy guide books in various languages and
objects inspired by works in the Gallery. At
the entrance there is also a bookshop specialised
in art publications.
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Cloakroom
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Near the entrance. Visitors must hand in umbrellas,
large bags and backpacks.
There is no charge.
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| Post
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At the Gallery exit there is a post office
which provides normal services, currency exchange,
postage of objects acquired at the museum shop,
collectors’ stamps.
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| Café |
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There is a café, which also offers restaurant service, on the Gallery floor at the end of the tour. It is situated on the terrace above the Uffizi Loggia and commands a splendid view over the city.
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| CONTACT |
How to contact the Gallery |
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| Staff |
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| Anna Maria Petrioli Tofani |
Director |
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Department Directors |
| Alessandro
Cecchi |
Medieval and early Renaissance
painting |
Antonio Natali |
Renaissance,
Mannerist, 17th-century painting and modern art |
| Carlo Sisi |
18th
and 19th-century painting |
Anna Maria Petrioli Tofani |
tapestries |
| Antonio Godoli |
architecture
and projects |
| Antonella Romualdi |
archaeological
department |
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Office |
| Giovanna Giusti |
Archivist |
| Roberto Zanieri |
secretary |
| Rita Toma |
secretary |
| Patrizia Tarchi |
secretary |
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| Friends
of the Uffizi Gallery (Amici della Galleria degli Uffizi) |
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