Ferragosto in museums and for exhibitions. Which ones are open to the public?

On the occasion of Ferragosto day, Saturday, Aug. 15, the Uffizi Galleries will be open to the public according to the ordinary hours of access: the Uffizi from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., the Pitti Palace from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., and the Boboli Gardens from 8:45 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. And those who enter the Pitti Palace before 9:25 a.m. will be entitled to a half-price reduction on the entrance fee.
Also, starting Sept. 1, it will be possible to visit the former Medici palace all day until 6:30 p.m., given the increase in admissions during these summer months. The increase in attendance is also due to the introduction of the Passpartout 5 Days, the special ticket that allows access to all venues in the museum complex within five days of the activation of the ticket.

The National Galleries of Ancient Art venues of Palazzo Barberini and Galleria Corsini in Rome will also be open regularly on Saturday, August 15. The venues will continue to be open Thursday through Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Until Nov. 1, 2020, the exhibition Orazio Borgianni. A Restless Genius in Caravaggio’s Rome, while the exhibition Rembrandt at the Corsini Gallery: the Self-Portrait as St. Paul at the Corsini Gallery will be accessible until September 30, 2020.

Palazzo Blu in Pisa is also open, offering extended hours from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on August Ferragosto day. Visible until Sept. 27, 2020, is the photographic exhibition Pisa Anni ’60, il boom e il rock, from the Luciano Frassi archive, curated by Giuseppe Meucci and Stefano Renzoni. On display are the covers of vinyl records that made music history in those years, from the Beatles to the great Woodstock gathering. Last weeks to admire Simon Vouet’s Portrait of Artemisia Gentileschi, which in September will be transferred, along with Artemisia Gentileschi’s Clio, to London for the National Gallery’s exhibition dedicated to the painter scheduled for this fall. Palazzo Blu is open daily Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and holidays.

Castles in the province of Trento can also be visited: Buonconsiglio Castle, Castel Beseno, Stenico Castle and Castel Caldes will be open with the usual hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. with reservations required. At Castel Beseno, it will also be possible to admire the photographic works of the award-winning Mandy Barker, while at Castel Caldes it will be possible to visit the exhibition Rembrandt | 1606-1669, in which a collection of engravings made by the Leiden master belonging to the Lazzari Turco Menz collection will be on display.

Finally in Turin, the Royal Museums will offer for Aug. 15, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., extraordinary admission at 5 euros; for young people between 18 and 25 years old, the usual special rate of 2 euros is active.
At 4:30 p.m., the special tour Ferragosto con Augusto will be held: walking through the atrium of the Sabauda Gallery, where some Roman statues have recently been set up, visitors will be invited to discover the figure of the emperor and observe two ancient sculptures bleached by time, and then try to color them on paper according to the instructions of the archaeologist or their own imagination. The family activity is included in the ticket price, for information and reservations info.torino@coopculture.it.
On Saturday, Aug. 15 and Sunday, Aug. 16, the Welcome Back to the Palace! can be visited with art historians and guides from CoopCulture, discovering the state rooms on the second floor of the Royal Palace, with the Armory and the Shroud Gallery, to also catch a glimpse of the “on sight” restoration of the Chapel altar. The one-hour tour can be enjoyed in groups of up to 8 people, at a cost of 7 euros in addition to the reduced entrance fee to the Royal Museums.
On Saturday, Aug. 15 and Sunday, Aug. 16, at 12 noon, Court Portraits is the new guided tour dedicated to getting to know those who inhabited the private apartments on the second floor of the Royal Palace, the hereditary princes of the Savoy dynasty.
On Saturday, August 15 at 6 p.m., guided tours continue in the Royal Kitchens with Readings in the Kitchen, to understand court life through menus, from daily meals to receptions. Both tours can be visited in groups of up to 8 people, at a cost of 7 euros for a single visit.
On Monday, August 17, the Royal Palace with the Armory and the Chapel of the Shroud will be extraordinarily open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. with a special 10-euro ticket.

Pictured: Orazio Borgianni, Christ among the Doctors (1607-1609; oil on canvas, 78.1 x 108 cm; Amsterdam, Rijksmuseum)

Ferragosto in museums and for exhibitions. Which ones are open to the public?

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