The sculpture group of the "Loggia dei Lanzi" and ancient myth 

The Rape of Polyxena by Pio Fedi

An encounter with great Western art: an everlasting wonder

The Uffizi

Porcelain, but also paintings, sculptures, semi-precious stone inlay work, ivory, crystal, tapestries and engravings serve to point up the fertile dialogue among the arts, celebrating the magnificence of porcelain in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany during the rule of the House of Lorraine.

A rich collection of decorative arts in the Medici’s sumptuous Summer Apartments

Between public and private court life: a Palace for three dynasties

Pitti Palace

Treasury of the Grand Dukes

Formerly known as the Silver Museum, the Treasury of the Grand Dukes&nbsp;is located on the ground and mezzanine floors of Pitti Palace, and comprises the rooms that were once the summer apartments of the Medici family. Its walls, entirely frescoed on the occasion of the wedding&nbsp;between&nbsp;Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinando II de&rsquo;Medici and Vittoria della Rovere (1637), are one of the first examples of quadrature and trompe-l&rsquo;oeil perspective in Florence. It houses the precious &ldquo;Medici&rsquo;s Treasure&rdquo;: semi-precious stone vases, rock crystals, ambers and ivories. The silverware comes from the &ldquo;Treasure of Salzburg&rdquo; - the collections of the Bishops of Salzburg - and was brought to Florence by Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinand&nbsp;III of Habsburg-Lorraine. The Museum also houses an important collection of jewellery realized&nbsp;between the 17th and 20th centuries and has a large section dedicated to contemporary jewellery.

The Princes' Fragile Treasures. The Paths of Porcelain between Vienna and Florence

Uffizi Galleries to host Cai Guo-Qing's Flora Commedia

Flora Commedia. Cai Guo-Qiang at the Uffizi

The rooms of the Andito degli Angiolini in Pitti Palace host the exhibition on Tesfaye Urgessa from 18 December 2018 to 3 February 2019.

Paintings and sculptures from Neoclassicism to the 1930s: the greatest exponents of Italian art in the sumptuous residence of the Grand Dukes of Habsburg-Lorraine

Gallery of Modern Art

The Gallery of Modern Art is located in the rooms once inhabited by the Habsburg-Lorraine family on the second floor of Pitti Palace, from which there is a magnificent view over Florence and the Boboli Gardens. Its collections of paintings and sculptures, ranging from the end of the 18th century until the first decades of the 20th century, are still being added to through donations and purchases. Once inhabited by the Grand Dukes of Habsburg-Lorraine, these sumptuous rooms host Neoclassical and Romantic artworks and numerous important paintings by the Macchiaioli school, mainly from Diego Martelli&rsquo;s collection. There is indeed a considerable number of historical paintings in the Gallery, including the well-known landscapes of the Maremma area by Giovanni Fattori, leading artist of the Macchiaioli movement. The 19th-century itinerary concludes with works of Symbolist&nbsp;and Divionist movements. Among the various painters on display: F. Hayez, S. Lega, T. Signorini, G. Fattori, C. Pissarro, M. Rosso, G. Boldini, P. Nomellini.

Tesfaye Urgessa. Beyond

The famous manuscript returns to Florence after a quarter of a century as part of a spectacular exhibition.


Water as Microscope of Nature. Leonardo da Vinci’s Codex Leicester

A few weeks from the Festival "From Florence to Europe" that animated the White Hall of Palazzo Pitti with a lively showcase of concerts performed by the best young Italian talents, the excitement of great classical music returns among the stuccos and crystals of one of the most famous rooms and palaces of the Italian cultural heritage.

Christmas Concert and Presentation of the CD "From Florence to Europe".

A Renaissance music concert to revive the birth of modern opera at Pitti Palace through Giulio Caccini's madrigals

The Medici’s collections of paintings on display with a vast array of sumptuous frames, furnishings, stuccoes, silks and Baroque frescoes

Palatine Gallery

The Palatine Gallery and Royal and Imperial Apartments occupy the entire first floor of Pitti Palace, which was the residence of the Medici dynasty, then of Habsburg-Lorraine one and lastly of the House of Savoy, hosting the King of Italy from 1865&nbsp;to 1919. The lavish Gallery was founded between the end of the 18th century and the first decades of the 19th century by the Habsburg-Lorraine family, who hung about 500 masterpieces in the ceremonial rooms chosen from the main Medici&rsquo;s collections. It is an impressive selection, which includes the largest concentration of paintings by Raphael in the world of, as well as invaluable works by Titian, Tintoretto, Caravaggio and Rubens. The paintings in their lavish frames entirely cover the walls of the rooms which are enriched by sculptures, vases and tables with semi-precious stone inlays, typical of 17th-century galleries.&nbsp;The sensational series of frescoes by Pietro da Cortona for Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinando II de&rsquo; Medici, realized between 1640 and 1647 in the &ldquo;Planet Rooms&rdquo;, adds to the unique charm of the Gallery, where every work of art is enhanced by the setting and the furnishings

Three centuries of court splendour in the private rooms of the King and Queen

The Queen’s Bedroom

The Apartments are temporarily closed for maintenance and restoration workThe Imperial and Royal Apartments occupy the fourteen ceremonial rooms on the first floor, situated in the South wing of Pitti Palace. At the beginning of the 18th century the private apartments were occupied by Grand Prince of Tuscany Ferdinando de&rsquo; Medici; then, between the end of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century, they were renovated and altered by the Grand Dukes of Habsburg-Lorraine. From 1865 the sovereigns of the Royal House of Savoy (hence the name) lived there during the short period in which Florence was the capital of Italy, leaving the distinctive stamp of their taste on the general appearance of the Royal and Imperial Apartments, which is still visible today. Sumptuously furnished with pieces from the collections of the Medici, Habsburg-Lorraine and House of Savoy, they bear traces of the changing dynasties. The tables with semi-precious stone inlays, consoles and mirrors, furnishings and silk tapestries on the walls are in a striking mixture of styles, reflecting the daily life and taste of the different periods and inhabitants.

Imperial and Royal Apartments

Giulio Caccini:  a modern musician at the Medici's Court

The exhibition explores the problematic relationship between Giorgio Vasari and his Bolognese contemporaries

The Collection of Master Drawers. The Hotbed of Invention

Department of Prints and Drawings

Located on the first floor of the Gallery of the Statues and Paintings of the Uffizi, the Department of Prints and Drawings occupies one of the stately spaces which housed the Theater built in the second half of sixteenth century by Bernardo Buontalenti under the Medici family&rsquo;s rule. Between 1952 and 1960 a series of important maintenance works to systematically restore the interior was entrusted to Florentine architect Edoardo Detti (1913-1984), a leading advocate of the Italian Rationalism movement who worked according to the most avant-garde museographic criteria. More recently a new Study Room with over 30 equipped workstations has been installed, designed to offer the many Italian and foreign students who visit the Galleries an atmosphere which is more conducive to research. The Institute houses one of the most important collections of images in the world. Composed of over 177,000 drawings and prints, the collection was started around the mid-seventeenth century by Cardinal Leopoldo de&rsquo; Medici and continues to grow thanks to direct acquisitions and donations. Its huge paper archive dates from the end of the fourteenth century to present day, with a predominance of works from the Italian Renaissance and Tuscan seventeenth century Tuscany. As well as offering academics and researchers access to a photograph gallery and a specialist library, the Department also curates periodic exhibitions and restores its own assets in a highly specialized laboratory.

On Hate and Love. Giorgio Vasari and the Artists in Bologna

Second edition of the festival dedicated to young musicians at Pitti Palace 

“Da Firenze all'Europa” Music Festival

At 4 pm on Sunday November 18th contemporary artist Cai Guo-Qiang will ignite the daytime explosion event City of Flowers in the Sky on Piazzale Michelangelo overlooking the city of Florence, The event is organized in collaboration with the municipality of Florence.

City of Flowers in the Sky. Cai Guo-Qiang creates a daytime explosion event for the city of Florence

Museum of Costume and Fashion

The collections of the Museum of Costume and Fashion will be exhibited again on a date to be determined and the &quot;Palazzina della Meridiana&quot; now is closed.The Museum of Costume and Fashion (formerly known as the Costume Gallery) is located in the Palazzina della Meridiana next to the southern wing of Pitti Palace. Started under Grand Duke of Tuscany Peter Leopold by architect Gaspero Maria Paoletti in 1776 and completed in 1830 by Pasquale Poccianti under Grand Duke Leopold II, the building takes its name from the astronomical instrument made by Vincenzo Viviani in 1699. The instrument is in the vestibule &ndash; with the gnomon pinhole &ndash; of Grand Prince Ferdinando de&rsquo; Medici&rsquo;s apartment. Anton Domenico Gabbiani depicted the Allegory of Time and the Arts (1693) in the vault of the vestibule. All the successive dynasties, from the Habsburg-Lorraine family to the House of Savoy, including the regency of Maria Luisa of Parma and the brief reign of Elisa Baciocchi, left their mark on furnishings and decorative wall paintings. Founded in 1983, it was the first State museum in Italy dedicated to the history of fashion and its social significance. Displayed in rotation for conservation reasons,&nbsp;its collections include clothes, jewellery and accessories from the 18th century to today, along with a captivating group of stage costumes worn by movie, theatre and opera stars in works helmed by reknowned&nbsp;20th-century directors. Among ancient garments, the 16th-century funeral clothes&nbsp;of Cosimo I de&rsquo; Medici, Eleanor&nbsp;of Toledo and their son Garzia de&rsquo; Medici have&nbsp;been completely restored and are&nbsp;part of the permanent collection on display.&nbsp;

Tracce 2018

The new exhibition by Giacomo Zaganelli at the Uffizi makes tourists reflect on the alteration of their visit brought about by digital technology

Grand Tourismo by Giacomo Zaganelli

The Limonaia in Boboli Garden will be hosting an exhibition on the Age-Old Bond between men and horses

Riding through the time. The Art of horse riding. From Antiquity to the Middle Ages

Where Nature, Art, Science and Alchemy meet

Boboli Gardens

Traditional Horse Parade through the Boboli Gardens

The Uffizi and the Boboli Gardens in Florence are to host, from 21 June to 7 October 2018, the most extensive one-man retrospective ever devoted to the man who created "The Sphere" at the Twin Towers in New York.

Fritz Koenig 1924 – 2017. A Retrospective

A five-year agreement for the enhancement of the National Archaeological Museum in Florence

A Pact for Archaeology: a Pact for Florence, for Italy and for Europe

The eight rooms housing the magnificent collection have now been fully restored 

After 49 years, the entire Contini Bonacossi bequest is finally accessible for all visitors to the Uffizi Galleries

The large work (1.22 x 3.17 metres) depicting The Parade of Prince Giovan Battista's Carnival Float for the Masquerade of the last Thursday Before Lent in 1664 won the prize for "finest painting in the show" at the last edition of the Biennale Internazionale dell'Antiquariato at Palazzo Corsini.

The Uffizi acquires a spectacular painting by Johann Paul Schor, a leading light in the decorative Arts of the 17th century

NEW ARRANGEMENT OF THE ROOMS DEVOTED TO CARAVAGGIO AND SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY PAINTING AT THE UFFIZI

Caravaggio and the 17th century

The Strength of Ariadne. Performance of shadow puppetry and live music for “The Sleeping Ariadne”

SilviOmbre & Giovannangelo De Gennaro

At the start the third summer festival of live shows at the Uffizi

Uffizi Live 2018

22 September: European Heritage days!

The great exhibition on artistic exchanges between Florence and the Islamic world

Islamic Art and Florence from the Medici to the 20th century

Secret Theater Ensemble

The history of the automobile in Florence and Tuscany through never-before-seen photos from the Archivio Foto Locchi

The Elegance of Speed

Oreb - Solo sax with reverb effect for prayers and meditations on the divinity of the Virgins with Child enthroned in Medieval altarpieces.

Dimitri Grechi Espinosa

Self-Portraits / The Uffizi Collection

Self-portrait

“I’ve just stopped thinking!” Short story of aware feet

04.09  Monsieur David

Painting's Soul Voices: Music with a Movie Camera

Kuku

It is possible to admire the masterpiece by Pontormo until August 26, 2018.

From 13th to 20th centuries: a collection of amazing masterpieces of Western painting

Painting

The Visitation by Pontormo still on display at Pitti Palace

Set of unusual percussions: objects, natural things and instruments in dialogue with “The Spring” by Botticelli

21.08  Zlatko Kaučič. Mystical Nature

ROCKS - 
Experimental contemporary dance for Niobe’s mourning with the use of digital technologies through Myo armband which, by detecting muscle impulses, translates them into commands for computers.

Compagnia Silenda

MD Academy - Claudio Cinelli

THIRTY YEARS AFTER IT WAS LAST HERE, THE RETURN VISIT TO FLORENCE OF THE “HALBERDIER” IS THE PERFECT OCCASION FOR AN EXHIBITION DEDICATED TO PONTORMO 

Miraculous encounters: Pontormo from drawing to painting

GRATIA CANTANTES - A performance-tribute inspired by Sandro Botticelli’s Spring


C.T.R. Centro Teatrale di Ricerca di Venezia

Around the Round.
A dance inspired by the study of Michelangelo’s sculptures for his “Doni Tondo”


Stellario Di Blasi

D’MES. Contemporary dance performance inspired by “Pallas and the Centaur” by Botticelli.


Koinè | Humana Società

A performance both for dancing and lifeless bodies dedicated to Medusa by Caravaggio

A Flower is not a Flower - About a Solid Body

Xiao Huang

String Trio from the Teatro Carlo Felice of Genova

Gabin Dabiré

An exhibition celebrating the extraordinary talent of the 17th century bolognese painter Elisabetta Sirani

Painting and drawing like a true Master: the Talent of Elisabetta Sirani

Focus on interaction among the great Renaissance geniuses working in Florence in the early 16th century

New room showcases the work by Raphael and Michelangelo

From ancient rhetoric to contemporary narrative. A moving performance.

What the statues narrate: Opening event off the Uffizi Live 2018 program

New modern premises for seminars, conferences, meetings and debates

New Vasari Auditorium and rooms telling the story of the Uffizi

Special opening of the San Pier Scheraggio church and of the Auditorium Vasari the night of the 27th of May!

Remembering 27 May 1993

27 May 1993- 27 May 2018 : the Uffizi commemorate the 25 anniversary of the Georgofili massacre

At Pitti Palace until 3rd June, the temporary exhibition of great artist Maria Lai, whose privileged subject - the thread - combines ancient traditions from Sardinia with contemporary art

Maria Lai. The Thread and the Infinite

From Tuesday 27 February to 27 May, the finest and most important works from the collection of drawings housed in the Gallerie degli Uffizi's Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe

Spain and Italy in Dialogue in Sixteenth-Century Europe

19th May is the European Night of Museums!

Night at the Museum 2018: nocturnal opening of the Uffizi at €1!

International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2018

07/02/2018-15/02/2018, Room of the Niches at Pitti Palace

The 18th Century. A Selection

From 21st March the international social media campaign dedicated to the great Master starts. The Uffizi are looking for personal and original pics or reintepretations of Botticelli's Spring for their next virtual exhibition. Be protagonist and send us your photo! 
Also famous museums join in from Louvre to Prado, from Hermitage to the National Gallery, they all participate in the Uffizi's initiative via Twitter