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Uffizi wi-fi ready and free from July 7th, 2015

July 8, 2015 By Andrea Leave a Comment

uffizi wi-fi

Thanks to the association "Amici Degli Uffizi", starting yesterday, July 7th, 2015, the Uffizi Gallery will offer a free wi-fi connection. The project was presented in the San Pier Scheraggio church, which is part of the Uffizi building. It's a limited and controlled wi-fi access that will be available in the Gallery, conveying information on the Museum and on events, exhibitions, etc. For the time being, the information will be offered in Italian and English, with the possibility to implement … [Read more...] about Uffizi wi-fi ready and free from July 7th, 2015

Works by Botticelli moved to room 41 of the Uffizi Gallery

July 6, 2015 By Andrea Leave a Comment

works by botticelli

From July 14th, 2015 and for almost one year, rooms 9 and 10-14 of the Uffizi Gallery will be closed. This is necessary to renew the systems, especially illumination and air conditioning. These rooms are among the most important and most visited of the Uffizi gallery, containing the works by Botticelli which will be temporarily moved into room 41. … [Read more...] about Works by Botticelli moved to room 41 of the Uffizi Gallery

Where pain becomes beauty – Palazzo Medici Riccardi

July 2, 2015 By Andrea Leave a Comment

where pain becomes beauty

"Where pain Becomes beauty" is the title of the exhibition about Athar Jaber, a young artist born in Florence from Iraqi parents, who will be inaugurated on Thursday, July 2nd at 6 pm in Palazzo Medici Riccardi and will remain open until July 31st. … [Read more...] about Where pain becomes beauty – Palazzo Medici Riccardi

Festival of Youth Orchestras in Florence – Schedule

June 30, 2015 By Andrea Leave a Comment

festival of youth orchestras

"If we teach music to children we will have a better society", this is what the famous orchestra director Riccardo Muti said in commenting the 17th Festival of Youth Orchestras, which will started in Florence Italy on June 27th and will continue until August 1st, with a series of concerts provided by young people of different countries. These words of Maestro Muti remember the importance of making music together to learn to live together in a collaborative dimension and growth. These are also … [Read more...] about Festival of Youth Orchestras in Florence – Schedule

Piero di Cosimo exhibition at the Uffizi Gallery

June 26, 2015 By Andrea Leave a Comment

piero di cosimo

After being hosted at the National Gallery in Washington DC, the exhibition on Piero di Cosimo moved to the Uffizi Gallery, where it will stay from June 23rd to September 27th. Piero di Cosimo (1462-1522) was a Florentine painter, contemporary to Botticelli and Leonardo Da Vinci in the most flourishing season of the Florentine Renaissance. … [Read more...] about Piero di Cosimo exhibition at the Uffizi Gallery

Accademia and Uffizi opening hours this Summer

June 24, 2015 By Andrea Leave a Comment

uffizi opening hours

It's Summer in Florence, and with Summer the Accademia and Uffizi opening hours are extended. In particular, it will be possible to visit Accademia and Uffizi by night on Saturdays and Tuesdays. … [Read more...] about Accademia and Uffizi opening hours this Summer

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