Visiting the Uffizi Gallery in 2024? Discover all the latest news about the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, and tips on how to plan your visit. Find out the best time to go. Learn more about rates and promotions and special opening times for this year. And learn how you can make the most of Florence’s famous museum.
UFFIZI OPENING TIME -> Tuesday from 8:15am to 10pm – From Wednesday to Sunday from 8:15am to 6:30pm. Closed on Mondays. (Last entrance: an hour before closing time).
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News and Tips for Visiting the Uffizi in 2024
Early bird promotion
Beat the crowds by Visiting the Uffizi first thing in the morning. It’s a great idea to start the day in Florence enjoying the famous masterpieces, with more energy and fewer people.
From this year, early birds can save money too: on 8:15 and 8:30 time slots you get the “Early Morning” promotion: full ticket costs 19 euros, instead of the full price of 25 euro.
When is the Uffizi Gallery busy? => As a general rule, the Uffizi is busier from late morning to mid afternoon. Weekends are usually very busy. And the first Sunday of the month is free entry, which means big crowds and long queues.
Tuesday Night Opening at Uffizi Gallery
Every Tuesday from 26th March to 17th December 2024 the Uffizi is open in the evening, until 10pm (last entrance is at 8:30pm). Perfect for those who want to spend the day walking around Florence before a full immersion into Renaissance art. Of course, walking around the Uffizi at sunset adds some atmosphere to the visit, with the magical light coming through the windows making it quite an experience!
Insider’s tip -> Normally Tuesday is not a good time for visiting the Uffizi. This is the day when cruises stop at Livorno and people are driven to Florence for the day, so the most popular museums are busier than usual, especially in high season (from April to September). That’s why the evening openings are a good alternative, once the daily visitors have departed.
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Best Time to Visit the Uffizi Gallery
When is Low Season for the Uffizi? The ‘official’ low season is from 10th January to 20th February and 10th November to 20th December – This is when the rates are at their lowest -> Low season rates: 12 euro.
To recap, the best time to visit the Uffizi gallery is from Wednesday to Friday – or Tuesday for the evening opening. As a general rule, it’s usually a good idea to visit early morning, before 10:30am.
Where to get the tickets – Booking on the official site
You can book directly on the museum’s official site and see the gallery at your own pace. There’s a 4 euro reservation fee on the official booking site. Once you’re in, you can get an audio guide for 6 Euro.
NEWS -> From May 2024 the tickets are digital, so you don’t need to print anything or queue to collect the ticket.
Benefit of Joining a Guided Tour – Should you Book a Guided Tour?
By joining a Guided Tour you get a knowledgable, professional guide who will pinpoint the most significant artworks, while giving you some context about how the style and approach to art changed throughout the centuries, from the Early Renaissance to Mannerism. You’ll learn about the more important artists, interesting details and some curiosities about their works.
It’s a great introduction to Florentine art. If it’s your fist time, and would like to make the most of your visit, a guided tour is a great way to put all that art in perspective, make sure you don’t get lost in the 40+ halls!
Small Group Uffizi Guided Tour -> an expert guide who will lead you straight to must-see highlights like Botticelli’s ‘Birth of Venus’ and Caravaggio’s ‘Medusa,’ plus hidden treasures you might miss on your own. After this insightful art history tour, continue exploring the museum at your leisure.
When you book a guided tour with a tour operator, it’s also easy to change or cancel the reservation, and there are more time slots available.
More News about the Uffizi 2024
From the beginning of 2024 the Uffizi has a new director, after the very efficient Eike Schmidt, who put lot of effort into bettering the quality of the offerings and bringing the Uffizi up to date. In recent years many rooms have been redesigned, including the Leonardo Da Vinci and Botticelli Halls, and new rooms have been opened.
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The latest renovation involves the Sala del Duecento (13th century Hall), which is located right at the beginning of the first corridor. The Hall showcases sacred art from the 13th century – notably two crucifixes by Bonaventura Berlinghieri and an altarpiece by Meliore, artists that were active in Tuscany before Cimabue and Giotto. It has been completely redesigned to give it a church-like look, using pietra serena (local grey stone) as a homage to Florentine tradition, and grey walls to better highlight the gold used in the paintings.
Last year the Uffizi reached a record number of visitors: over 5 million in 2023!
The newly appointed director, Roma-born Simone Verde, wants to carry on the good work, and is planning the finally reopen the Vasari Corridor (which has been closed to the public since 2016), hopefully within this year. There have also been talks about about enhancing the splendid Boboli Gardens.
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