Sunday, Aug. 11 Uffizi free admission for 1762 fire commemoration

OnSunday, August 11, 2019, the Uffizi Galleries will be open for free on the occasion of the commemoration of the fire that severely damaged the museum’s West Corridor on August 12, 1762, and also destroyed many works.

Focuses with specialists from the Galleries dedicated to the grotesques painted on the ceiling of the same corridor following its reconstruction will be organized throughout the day: the insights will be free of charge and will be held at the following times 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m. with a meeting in front of Room 42.

In addition to the permanent collection, which was recently expanded with the opening of new rooms dedicated to 16th-century Florentine and Venetian painting, the public will also be able to visit two temporary exhibitions, One Hundred Lanzi for the Prince and All the Colors of Jewish Italy.

“With this special free admission day, we want to reiterate the immense value of security for cultural heritage. Indeed, disasters such as the one that occurred on April 15 at Notre-Dame in Paris must be averted. Unfortunately, this was not the only case in recent times: we must remember the tragic fire at the National Museum of Brazil, which was razed to the ground by flames along with the country’s entire material memory on September 2, 2018, and the fire at the Museum of Modern Art in Frankfurt on July 29. It is, therefore, of vital importance to promote everyone’s sensitivity and commitment to this fundamental issue,” said Uffizi Director Eike Schmidt.

Sunday, Aug. 11 Uffizi free admission for 1762 fire commemoration

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