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Gallerie Degli Uffizi

Gallerie Degli Uffizi

Gallerie Degli Uffizi
4.5
Tuesday
8:15 AM - 9:30 PM
Wednesday
8:15 AM - 6:30 PM
Thursday
8:15 AM - 6:30 PM
Friday
8:15 AM - 6:30 PM
Saturday
8:15 AM - 6:30 PM
Sunday
8:15 AM - 6:30 PM
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One of the great museums of the world, the Uffizi houses the premier collection of Italian Renaissance art, featuring works by such masters as Botticelli, Titian, Michelangelo and da Vinci.
Duration: 2-3 hours
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  • Molly C
    Spokane, Washington75 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    One of the best attractions
    Such amazing art! We only had about 3 hours to spend here and could have used more. Perhaps we were lucky but the crowd on the day we went wasn't too bad. We were able to buy tickets at the window and go right in, no waiting. The gift shop was excellent.
    Visited September 2023
    Travelled with friends
    Written 6 October 2023
  • Tualie
    Varese, Italy1,604 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Botticelli masterpieces always crowded
    Among the five most visited museums in Italy and among the 20s most important in the world, this museum boasts a vast collection of Italian Renaissance masterpieces, some worldwide known like Botticelli’s Spring and the Birth of Venus, Caravaggio’s Medusa (a shield), the Annunciation by Leonardo, Madonna of the goldfinch (Raphael) and many others. Lots of statues from the Roman era (the Medicis were art collectors) and those corridors all wall and ceiling decorated with frescoes. There were lots of portraits with some people that didn’t understood why there (like Ottoman sultans); they are copies of another collection from a Como villa, the Giovio series, where the name of “museum” was first used, interesting. These “offices” were built to house the offices of the then Duchy of Florence then Grand Duchy of Tuscany, a place of public authority use where also the Medicis could exhibit their art collections. The good thing here is that is possible to visit and see everything (depending how long is the stop to admire a single piece) in no more than 4 hours or half day; can start early morning then out by noon or enter by lunchtime and finish with the closing hour or just do the 2 hours walk, follow, see, quick photo, walk, follow, see with no longer contemplation minutes stop.
    Visited February 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 7 October 2023
  • ErkiBear
    London, United Kingdom381 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    One of the great art galleries of the world
    The Uffizi is one of the great art galleries of the world and the queues attest to that - book your tickets online and then pick up from the little office to maximise your time in the galleries. A not to be missed slice of Italian culture with some of the greatest works of art of all time. I would also recommend a sandwich and a spritz on the terrace as it is not too busy and has a good view of the Florence skyline. When it is always superbusy in Florence you can forgive a too expensive average sandwich for a quiet break on a roof terrace.
    Visited June 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 9 October 2023
  • LAC
    88 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Great museum of some of the worlds masterpieces
    Amazing museum with some of the greatest works of art known to man. One of the worlds top museums. However, note that it is not easy to get into without a reservation, so make sure you handle that in advance.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 15 October 2023
  • activenretired
    New Lenox, Illinois822 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    VERY CROWDED, BUT GO ANYWAY!
    Tour groups make this a difficult attraction to enjoy. You can barely get close enough to appreciate the beautiful paintings or the artists' attribution signs. However, their collection of the Masters of the Renaissance is unparalleled. It goes without saying that you MUST make a reservation online if you are not with a tour group. The check-in was across the square from the main entrance and the procedure was very efficient. A private tour guide might make your visit more informative and they would know which rooms you could skip. The sculptures are Roman and they are easily enjoyed. It will take several hours to see it all, so take a break on the Terrace cafe.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 17 October 2023
  • Richard M
    Hampstead Norreys, United Kingdom949 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    World famous artwork in a stunning location
    The Uffizi is one of the great art galleries of the world and must see in Florence. Amongst the hundreds of pieces of art and sculptures are some of the most famous items in the world. The Birth of Venus is the undoubted star and is just magnificent. The Adoration of the Magi by da Vinci is also a stunner.
    Visited May 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 22 October 2023
  • Ali921
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom1,541 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Too much to see and everyone visits
    So much to see. Important to book well in advance. Always busy so does not matter about what time of day. Well organised with strict admission slots. Obviously rooms with the most celebrated paintings get the most crowded. Can only walk in a designated route, no doubling back. Only suggestion we can make is pick a selection that you want before you go, find out what rooms they are in and skip the rest.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled with family
    Written 26 October 2023
  • LesleyDublin
    Dublin, Ireland259 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Amazing gallery
    You need to book tickets in advance as this gallery is very popular. There are queues outside and the time of entry goes up about ten minutes before the time on your tickets and then you join the queue. We were there around 11.30 a.m. and it was busy with groups from cruise ships and guides who would gather around the paintings. Later in the day it seemed a bit quieter. The gallery itself is amazing even apart from the artwork. It is in a U shape with corridors and rooms opening up from them. The name of the artists displayed are on each room so it makes it easy going around. The actual corridors have a lot of wood and windows with amazing painting on the ceiling. You could actually spend the whole day just looking at the ceiling in the corridors. The artwork in here is amazing. The Botticelli Birth of Venus and Primavera are some of the most popular. There are statues along the corridors. The Medusa by Caravaggio is near the end of the galleries. There is a cafe with indoor and outdoor seating where we had a snack. We were 4-5 hours in the Uffizi, it is such an amazing gallery.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 29 October 2023
  • colin h
    Ely, United Kingdom73 contributions
    4.0 of 5 bubbles
    Must see!
    Amazing museum. Very crowded especially around the most popular exhibits. You can buy tickets online but then have to collect from the on site collection point. The collection point will only allow you to pick up entry tickets 15 minutes before entry time. You will be turned away if too early. At least the collection queue is short as a consequence. If you haven't booked online then the queue for tickets can be very long and you may be disappointed. Why you can only collect on site I do not know - we printed our tickets for the Duomo at home so why not here?
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 29 October 2023
  • Aero3926
    364 contributions
    5.0 of 5 bubbles
    Take your time
    The guidebooks say you can visit in a couple of hours. This may be true if you just hit the highlights or have a guide walking you through. We tend to spend more time than average in museums anyway, but we spent 8 hours and don't regret a minute. Buy a ticket in advance and don't schedule anything afterward so you can see as much as you wish.
    Visited October 2023
    Travelled as a couple
    Written 5 November 2023
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Bonnie H
Danbury, CT21 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020
If you are interested at all in the art of the Renaissance, this gallery is a must-see while you are in Florence. I would highly recommend using a tour guide because the gallery is really big (mostly on one floor, with two long wings) and there are no maps given out with your entrance fee. One weird thing was trying to exit the museum. We were not with a guide so following the obscure exit signs was exasperating. You aren't allowed to exit the way you came in. If you are with a guide your time there would be more enjoyable and informative.
Written 17 February 2020
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Gloria K
Berlin, Germany155 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2019
This museum is huge and houses several stunning works of arts from the renowned Italians of the renaissance. You'll be needing several hours in the museum not only because of its size but also because in many sections is almost impossible to move freely. We went during the week in May and it was still very crowded. It is also very recommended that you do a bit of research before and get the audio guide there. We bought the tickets directly on the museum's website with a specific time slot so you know when to arrive and not stay in lines for so long.
Written 18 February 2020
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Deb Banerjee
Bengaluru, India283 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2019
Uffizi is unique and famous Italian museum as it holds one of the finest and largest collection of priceless masterpieces particularly from the period of the Italian Renaissance. Besides Florentine and Italian art, it also includes a large number of foreign works and Classical sculptures. The museum building itself is about 500 years old and the frescoes on the ceilings are beautiful. The collection in this museum includes some of the admired and marvellous classics like The Birth of Venus and Allegory of Spring by Botticelli, Coronation of the Virgin by Fra Angelico, Portrait of Pope Leo X with Two Cardinals by Raphael, Annunciation by Leonardo da Vinci, Doni Tondo by Michelangelo, Venus of Urbino by Titian etc. In the center of the stunning octagonal Tribuna, is the Medici Venus, the most famous Classical marble sculpture in Florence. The work of other master in display are Rembrandt, Filippo Lippi, Rubens etc. The artifacts were well organized and the flow of the movement to enjoy the masterpieces was very pleasing.
We purchased entrance ticket in advance and our entry time was specified at 10:30am. The entry was smooth and didn’t take much time. It is advisable to buy the ticket in advance as it is very crowded with more than 2 million visitors every year. It is also possible to visit the museum by participating in a guided tour of the Uffizi Gallery with a fixed schedule.
If you are art fan, it contains the most important collection of Italians paintings, most of them masterpieces from the Renaissance. However if you are not particularly a fan of museums, and you are in Florence and want to choose one or two tourist spots then visit the Uffizi Gallery, because it is also the most important and one of the most prestigious in the world.
Written 24 January 2020
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FrederickWentworth
Rouen, France1,080 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2020
On our first visit we just walked in because there was no queue. The second time we booked on the Suturday evening for the Sunday and could "only" get a 12:15 ticket (not bad for the Uffizi, hey). Because of Covid-19 you have to follow a chronological order starting with Giotto. The wardens will let you retrace your steps though.
As I did with the Venice Accademia last month I can only mention what I would advise a friend to see:
Simone Martini's "Annunciation", Lorenzo Monaco's and Gentile da Fabriano's "Adorations of the Magi", Giotto's and fra Angelico's "Madonnas", Filippo Lippi's Madonna", Uccello's "Battle of San Romano", most of the Botticelli(s), van der Weyden's "Deposition", the sublime Bellini ("Lamentation", my favourite painter), the Leonardo(s), the Raphael(s), the outstanding Bronzino(s) and particularly the extraordinary "Portrait of Lucrezia Panciatichi", Titian's "Venus" and "Flora", and Rembrandt's portrait of an old rabbi which literally dominates the room and reduces van Dyck's and Rubens' paintings to feeble attempts--I am exaggerating of course but the sheer "presence" of this work of genius is striking.
Written 20 October 2020
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Bill A
Spring Lake, NJ586 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 • Couples
I visited the Uffizi Gallery today for the first time in twenty years. I had hoped that by visiting in February, that I could avoid the crowds that I experienced in the past. Unfortunately, the museum very popular even in the off season. The collection of artwork is excellent. And, I definitely recommend using the audio guide to help focus of the more important works of art in the collection. But, I still wonder if the museum could do something to better manage the crowds. After about 90 minutes in the museum, I was simply worn out from being pushed and shoved and not being able to get a good view of some of the artwork.
Written 11 February 2020
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Stefan G
Washington DC, DC1,093 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
July 2020
Truly a wonder in terms of art - the endless number of sculptures and paintings are incredible. I visited the Uffizi 14 years ago and the museum has changed for the better since then. There are now several new extensions with lots more art and sculptures, and it's done very nicely.

You can spend several hours in here just craning your neck to look up at the ceiling art. Bring comfy shoes, water, and take your time. I think many people also miss the art on display on the floor below the main hall. The main part of the museum is at the top of a few floors and when you finish the main hall, you're in front of several staircases (and a lift) you must descend in order to reach the exit. Well, off the floor immediately below the main hall is another floor filled with art - don't miss it, as there are excellent pieces by artists from various places around Europe.

I recommend reserving tickets in advance, as the lines/queues for non-reserved ticket holders can be long, and when it's in the middle of summer and it's blazing hot, you don't want to be standing outside for hours on end... I didn't know I had to collect my reserved tickets in a small room in a building across from the Uffizi main entrance. I initially stood in the reserved ticket line museum entrance thinking I collect my tickets inside the museum, but when I asked a Staff member, she explained I had to go across the street to collect my tickets. I'm glad I asked.
Written 19 July 2020
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Jo_and_Tom
Anna, OH2,054 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2020
Our tour agency Ciao Tours had reserved tickets for us on Mar 7 to see Uffzi and the Accademia. We arrived early and had no problem getting in early and see the gallery. We bought the 3 day tickets which also included Petit Palace and Boboli gardens which we were going to do Mar 8th. The start of the tour starts on the 3rd floor so you have lots of stairs to climb prior to coming to the "Roman/Greek" sculpture gallery. I enjoy sculptures but there were so many with many of them being significant sculptures. After about 45 minutes of this area, got my fill. I am not saying they aren't great but overload was apparent. What was very interesting was that some of these "ancient" masterpieces were repaired by Renaisance masters such as Michealangelo. You could see where the repair joined but the overall effect was complete. One sculpture Michaeangelo fixed, there was argument about his repair based on position of the arms, it was found that he was such a great anatomist with his art, that experts now agree he was correct. Galleries, Michaelangelo, Giotto, Raphel, Da Vinci and so many others. I saw paintings which were in art books but see the real art. Amazing, almost too much. We didn't use audio guides, had used before other palces and unfortunately too much information so you spend lots of time listening and not seeing. The art gallery was in flux with some areas being rearranged and closed. Some would use a personal guide, Luca our guide, stated he got burned out after doing tours for 15 years at Uffzi since you can only see this artwork so much and explain it so much. We were lucky, the virus cut down the crowds to almost nothing. Note, you can spend more than 3 hours here easily, we were burned out and left after 2.5 hrs.
The 3 day Uffzi/Pettit Palace pass is a very good deal IF YOU CAN USE IT.
They closed the Pettit Palace and we asked for a refund of 42 Euro's but Uffzi REFUSED - offered a voucher to use in 1 year - like we are going back?????
Written 8 April 2020
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backpacker31
Boynton Beach, FL5,871 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 • Solo
After arriving at 9:20am, midweek in February, I proceeded to wait on line outside for two hours before getting in to buy my ticket - only to spend another half-hour going through security and being led like cattle into a chaotic area where multiple lines converged. Next, it was walking up two very long flights of stairs to begin my viewing on the top floor. The upper corridor is lined with seemingly endless Greco/Roman statues/busts, some of which are most impressive. I honestly had no idea which way this museum flowed which was frustrating. From the crowds meandering around me, it seemed they were as lost as I was. I spent almost three hours here, eventually highlighting my visit with specific works and spending more time examining those as there is simply too much to possibly see in one visit. I’ll say that the large crowds definitely took away some enjoyment at the museum, especially around the more popular pieces - virtually zero time to really see those pieces. I cannot even begin to imagine the crowds this museum receives during peak tourist season. Overall, I was underwhelmed with the art and the museum itself. I felt that the museum’s reputation far exceeded its collection.
Written 19 February 2020
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Eelco
West Lafayette, IN1 contribution
5.0 of 5 bubbles
June 2019
If you like art, this is a must-visit. The museum has art by the greatest Renaissance artists and you can easily spend two to three hours in this museum. Just prepare your visit by reserving tickets as the waiting lines may get very long as there is a cap of the total number of visitors inside at any moment.

A great way to explore this museum is by using an audio tour. The Amuze - Museum Audio Tours app has a free highlights tour available.
Written 21 February 2020
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Steve C
Annapolis, MD640 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2019
We snagged a last minute two hour tour with a local company and met outside the museum at 3:30. The place was a total madhouse. The tour was overpriced at 45€ apiece, but beggars can’t be choosers, and with limited time to spend, sometimes you just have to bite the bullet.

The U-shaped grey granite Uffizi Museum was built in 1555 to house the administrative offices of Florence. The owner started collecting works of art and it soon became the first art museum in Europe. It houses the finest collection of Renaissance art in the world.

It is world famous for many of its works of art, including the Jovian Collection of paintings that runs along the ceiling throughout the main hallways. The 450 portraits on the walls showcase the faces of the most famous people of the Middle Ages, making it a who’s who photo album of a forgotten time. Interestingly, the ceiling frescoes are called “grotesques”, which doesn’t mean something ugly, but rather, “from a cavern”.

But the most famous masterpiece in the museum is the familiar painting seen in advertisements, bedspreads, diner plates, and all sorts of modern day media, Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus”. It’s the one with a coy teenage Venus standing demurely in all of her naked glory, hiding her treasure box with her long red hair while emerging from a clam shell.

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Written 10 January 2020
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