Gallery Uffizi, one of the more famous and oldest museums of the world

The Gallery Uffizi, one of the more famous and oldest museums of the world, is found in the Palazzo degli Uffizi, a palace in Florence, Italy. (to see hotels in Florence)



The construction of the palace was initiated by Giorgio Vasari, in the year 1560 for Cosimo l of Medici. Subsequently, the construction continued under the design of Alfonso Parigi and Bernardo Buotalenti and finally was finished in the year 1581. The Palace Uffizi united under the ceiling of the administrative offices, the Court and the file of state. The project was planned by Cosimo I, Grand Duke of Tuscany, so that the first works of art of the collection Medici, they were carried out for Francis I of Tuscany.



With the to pass from the years, some parts of the palace were modified and they passed to be places of exhibition for many paintings and sculptures collected by the family Medici or agents by them same. After the house of Medici disappeared, the artistic treasures remained in Florence under the terms of the famous one Patto I gave famiglia, bureaus by Anna Maria Lodovica, the last heir Medici; is as well as one of the first modern museums was formed. The gallery has been open for the visitors low order, since the century XVI and in 1765, was opened officially to the public.

Due to their great collection, some of the works they have been transfered to other museums in Florence, as for example, some famous statues, to the Bargello. On the other hand, is developing a project of expansion for the spaces of exhibition of the museum, with what the visits will be able to see a greater quantity of artistic works that were used to having themselves kept. The attention calls you? So that know a little more about the place, in the year 1993, a car bomb exploited in Via dei Gerogofili and damaged some parts of the palace, having as the victims to five people. The most severe damage had in the Room Niobe; the neoclassical and classical sculptures that there were in their interior had to be restored, nevertheless there were some things that could not be repaired. To the day of today itself they have not identifying to the causes of such disaster, in spite of the fact that is suspected that could be some mafia.



Nowadays, the Ufizzi is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Florence. In the high season –Particularly in July- the people can be spends five hours expecting to enter to the museum; so we recommend you that reserve your tickets with anticipation, so that save you the long queues and hours of wait.