Florence: the Vasari Corridor could reopen in 2020

The Vasari Corridor could reopen in the summer of 2020, or at least that is the hypothesis that emerges following a parliamentary question on the subject submitted to the Chamber of Deputies by Gabriele Toccafondi, a Florentine member of the Chamber’s Culture Commission.

“We will have to wait at least two years to return one of its assets to Florence,” Toccafondi told the Dire agency. "The Mibac, in fact, explains that 7 million euros from the culture and tourism stralcio plan have been earmarked for the work, and that this work will include the construction of emergency exits, the execution of some seismic improvement works, the elimination of architectural barriers, the construction of two toilets for the public and the recovery of some spaces to serve the route."

Another problem is the design and implementation timeframe: “the executive project,” Toccafondi explains, "will be finished by the fall and then we will have to proceed to the tender for the execution of the works. We are calculating that the expected time for the execution of the works is about a year and a half: which means that if all goes well the Vasariano will be reopened in two years, bureaucracy permitting. A timeline that honestly seems to us a bit too long given every day without the Corridor for the Uffizi and for Florence is one more day with damage to image and less revenue."

The Vasari Corridor was built in just six months Giorgio Vasari in 1565 and connects Palazzo Pitti and Palazzo Vecchio, housing the beauty of 700 works. Considered “a strategic work” by Uffizi Director Eike Schmidt, the Corridor has been closed to the public since November 2016.

Ph. Credit Diomidis Spinellis

Florence: the Vasari Corridor could reopen in 2020

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