Moving toward a Uffizi-Galleria dell'Accademia mega-museum? The two Florentine institutes could be merged

The withdrawal of autonomy from the Accademia Gallery in Florence, one of the novelties contained in the reform of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage tagged Alberto Bonisoli(here the news and here our analysis) could lead to the birth of an autonomous Uffizi-Galleria dell’Accademia megamuseum with a single director. This is what Minister Bonisoli announced a few days ago. “The Accademia,” Bonisoli said on the sidelines of an event held in the Tuscan capital, “will maintain a scientific type of autonomy, so there will be a scientific committee that deals in general with the Accademia, and there will be a general direction of what will be the Uffizi plus the Accademia. We have a director position, we need to find a figure for this job.”

At the moment, however, it is not known why this possible move is being made: the reasons why the Accademia Gallery no longer appears among the autonomous museums in the reform draft have not been disclosed, nor is it known why it should be merged with the Uffizi. In the event, it would result in a mega-museum of some four million visitors, which would enter the top 10 most visited museums in the world. At the moment, however, everything is still in uncertainty, partly due to the fact that clashes seem to have arisen in the majority over the reform: only a few hours ago, Undersecretary Borgonzoni (of the League, as opposed to Minister Bonisoli, who is instead from the M5S) had called for a major overhaul of the reform, disagreeing with many of the planned regulations.

In the photo, one of the Uffizi’s new rooms dedicated to the 16th century.

Moving toward a Uffizi-Galleria dell'Accademia mega-museum? The two Florentine institutes could be merged

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