Uffizi Gallery Reservation
Book on-line official tickets to tour the Uffizi Gallery in Florence. Special entrance, skip the line at the Uffizi Museum ticket office.
Uffizi Gallery – Skip-the-line tickets + Digital Pdf Guide
This reservation includes access to the museum with an hourly reservation and a mini digital guide in pdf format of the Gallery.
Online booking – Entrance with special access - TICKET ACCEPTED ON DIGITAL DEVICES
The ticket price is subject to mandatory extra charges for temporary exhibitions.
UFFIZI GALLERY USEFUL INFORMATION
Address: Piazzale degli Uffizi, Florence
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 8:15 am to 6:50 pm. Last admission: 4:45 pm.
Admission may be booked every 15 minutes.
Closed: every Monday, New Year's Day, May 2, and Christmas Day.
Admission to the Uffizi Gallery may be booked every 15 minutes
Notes
Reservations are limited to a maximum of 25 people per booking per time range.
Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
The first Sunday of each month admission to the museum is free but cannot be booked, and you must wait in line.
Audio guides available
Price per audio guide: €6.00 per person
Audio guide duration: approx. 3 hours
Available languages: Italian, English, French, German, Spanish, Japanese, Russian, and Polish.
TICKET REDUCTIONS
Reduced Tickets: Reduced tickets are available for European Union citizens between 18 and 25 and teachers at Italian state schools with regular contracts.
Free tickets:
Those entitled to a free ticket for entrance include:
– All minors under 18 years of any nationality;
– All people with disabilities and their assistants are entitled to a free ticket, upon presentation of a medical certificate attesting to the disability.
Note: Proof of identity will be required to prove age or membership in discounted group. If proof of identity is not provided, the visitor will not be entitled to the discount and must pay a full-ticket price.
The Museum - History and useful tips
The Uffizi Gallery is far and away Florence's most important and visited museum, a major destination for the tourists who flock to Florence every year.
In the heart of Florence's historic center, this major museum is right next to Palazzo Vecchio, the present-day seat of Florence's city government. The Uffizi Palace, home to the Uffizi Gallery, is a magnificent specimen of Renaissance architecture. Giorgio Vasari designed it at the behest of Grand Duke Cosimo I de ' Medici. Construction began in 1560. Its original purpose was to hold Florence's administrative offices. The Uffizi Palace has a unique "U" shape, connecting Piazza della Signoria and the banks of the Arno River, flowing just a few steps from the Uffizi.
The Uffizi Gallery building is in itself an attraction unique in the world. The majestic building has three facades, a ground-floor portico and large windows on the upper floors. Despite the building's huge dimensions, its architecture gives it a sense of lightness and elegance.
Uffizi Gallery: the tour
The tour of the Uffizi Gallery starts from the ground floor portico. The Uffizi square is usually packed with tourists waiting to get into the museum. By booking skip-the-line tickets, you only need to go to door no. 3 and exchange your voucher for tickets to go through the turnstiles. We suggest arriving 15 minutes before the booked time.
Then you enter the museum through the special entrance for those with reservations. After the turnstiles and security check, your tour gets underway!
The exhibition rooms are on the museum's upper floors, which we can reach on a grand staircase (or by elevator, if preferred). The artworks are displayed in chronological order. The rooms are organized around themes, with some focused on a single artist, such as the Botticelli rooms.
The Uffizi's great corridors are much to be admired with their elaborately decorated ceilings and filled with an extensive collection of ancient statues from the Roman era. Leading to the exhibition rooms, their large windows afford breathtaking views.
Uffizi Gallery: Exhibition rooms and artists
The Uffizi Gallery hosts an enormous collection of paintings of great import:
from Cimabue's Romanesque painting, Gothic revolution, to the elaborate decorations of Gentile da Fabriano's late Gothic art. The innovations of the Renaissance are seen in art by Masaccio, Paolo Uccello, Piero della Francesca, and Filippo Lippi. Florence's great era, spearheaded by Lorenzo Il Magnifico, is shown in Sandro Botticelli's masterpieces: the Birth of Venus and the Allegory of Spring. The grand tour of the museum continues with paintings by Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo's only known painting, the renowned Tondo Doni. Here, you can also appreciate celebrated works by Raphael, followed by Titian's art. Definitely not to miss are the Caravaggio rooms, where the Bacchus and Medusa are found along with works by his followers, including the famed Artemisia Gentileschi. The museum tour ends with 18th-century neoclassical painting, a prelude to modern art.
Uffizi Gallery: Useful tips for visitors
The coat check and bookshop are on the ground floor before you enter the exhibition areas.
Mini-maps are also available at the entrance to help orient you through the museum.
An audio guide can be reserved, providing about 3 hours of explanations of the museum's artworks. The audio guide route can be customized and is available in many languages.
The audio guide costs €6.00 and can be booked online with the ticket for an additional €1.00 fee.
You may take pictures without a flash and take non-professional videos inside the Uffizi Gallery.
On the top floor, there is a coffee shop with a scenic terrace.
Others eligible for free tickets
– teachers and students of the faculties of architecture, conservation of cultural heritage, education sciences and degree courses in literature or literary subjects with archaeological or historical-artistic orientation (students must present proof of enrollment for the current academic year)
– teachers and students of fine arts academies (students must present proof of enrollment in current academic year)
– tour guides at work (must show a valid license issued by competent authorities)
– tour interpreters when needed to work alongside the guide (must show a valid license issued by competent authorities).
– staff of the Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities – members of ICOM (International Council of Museums)
Note: Proof of identity will be required to prove age or membership in discounted group. If proof of identity is not provided, the visitor will not be entitled to the discount and must pay a full-ticket price.
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