Agreement between Uffizi and Opificio delle Pietre Dure: with the Galleries ticket you can enter the Opificio for free

Agreement signed between the director of the Uffizi Galleries, Eike Schmidt, and the superintendent of theOpificio delle Pietre Dure, Marco Ciatti: the collaboration agreement will last for five years and will be renewable. This will allow visitors to the Uffizi Galleries to enter the Opificio Museum, based at 78 Via degli Alfani, free of charge within five days of their visit.

In addition, the annual Passepartout pass for the Uffizi and all the Galleries (including the Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens for 365 days after the first use) also now include free admission to both the National Archaeological Museum (already since 2018) and the Opificio delle Pietre Dure Museum.

According to the agreement, the uffizi Galleries use 2 percent of their ticketing revenue for dedicated investments in the Opificio, from restorations to architectural works, from new displays and publications to exhibitions and research projects. Both institutions commit to collaborative research and outreach projects through events, lecture series and workshops.

“With this agreement, the commitment of the Uffizi is reaffirmed and extended in favor of museum realities in recent times unfortunately less known and less affected by tourist flows. A virtuous circle of resource distribution is thus established. The agreement between the Uffizi and the National Archaeological Museum has been in effect since last year, bringing new life and economic means to one of the most precious and most unjustly neglected treasures of our heritage. The free admission, after the purchase of the Uffizi Galleries’ ticket, lasts a full five days, and allows visitors to broaden their tour of the city, shifting the flow of tourists in a centrifugal direction from the Roman quadrangle. We have therefore decided to join forces even more with the Opificio delle Pietre Dure, with whom we already work very closely in the name of research and protection of our beautiful masterpieces,” said Eike Schmidt.

“After the fruitful experience over the past four years of intense collaboration between the Opificio and Gallerie degli Uffizi, we are assali pleased to take on this mutual commitment, which will enhance the Opificio’s small but valuable museum and allow us to further enhance the well-known scientific achievements in the field of diagnostics and beyond achieved thanks to the historic synergy between these two institutions,” added Marco Ciatti.

Pictured is one of the rooms of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure Museum.

Agreement between Uffizi and Opificio delle Pietre Dure: with the Galleries ticket you can enter the Opificio for free

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