The Galleria degli Uffizi, one of the world’s leading museums, dates back to 1560, when Cosimo I de’ Medici commissioned Giorgio Vasari to build a great, two-wing palace along the river and nearly suspended in the air, which would have accommodated the judicial and administrative offices (Uffizi) of the Florentine government.
Vasari is also the author, five years later, of a suspended tunnel, that passing over Ponte Vecchio and Santa Felicita church, connects the Uffizi to the then new Medici residence of Palazzo Pitti and ends in the Boboli Gardens.
The first true core of the Galleria was created by Francesco I, son of Cosimo, who, after converting the top floor of the Uffizi into a place where to walk surrounded by paintings, statues, and other precious things, entrusted Buontalenti with the creation of a Tribuna to accommodate furnishings and other works of art.
The Galleria degli Uffizi currently hosts an immense artistic heritage, including thousands of paintings ranging from medieval times to the modern era, as well as a vast number of ancient sculptures, miniatures, and tapestries. Famous is the collection of self-portraits, steadily enriched over time, even through acquisitions and donations of contemporary artists, which is joined by the collection of the Gabinetto dei Disegni e delle Stampe.

Opening hours
From Tuesday to Sunday 08:15 - 18:50

Closing
Monday, 1st January, 25th December

Low season prices
from January, the 10th to February, the 20th / from November, the 10th to December, the 20th
Full ticket: € 12,00
Reduced ticket: € 2,00
Passepartout 5 days: € 18,00
Reservation fee: € 4,00

High season prices
from December, the 21st to January, the 9th / from February, the 21st to November, the 9th
Full ticket "Early Morning": € 19
Full ticket: € 25,00
Reduced ticket: € 2,00
Passepartout 5 days: € 38,00
Reservation fee: € 4,00

Audioguides
At the entrance. Available in Italian, English, French, Spanish, German, Polish, Russian and Japanese. Price: € 6,00.

Cloakroom
Free. Close to the entrance. Umbrellas, cumbersome bags and backpacks must be left.