Do you want to visit the Uffizi Gallery in Florence? Here is how much the ticket costs, the opening hours and days and the rules to be respected in the museum, from photos to works to the use of the mask.
The Uffizi Gallery in Florence is one of the most beautiful, important and famous museums in the world for its extraordinary collection of works. It is no coincidence that it is also the most visited museum in Italy: in 2019 it registered over 4 million and 300 thousand admissions.
The Uffizi exhibits some of the most famous paintings of the Italian Renaissance but not only: we find Botticelli’s Spring and The Birth of Venus, Michelangelo’s Tondo Doni, Leonardo da Vinci’s Adoration of the Magi, The Dukes of Urbino Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza by Piero Della Francesca and several works by Giotto.
So let’s see all the useful information to visit the Uffizi: opening hours and days, ticket prices, reservations and rules of conduct for visitors.
Visit Uffizi: ticket price and booking.
The ticket to enter the Uffizi costs 20 euros. However, some categories of visitors can take advantage of free or reduced admission.
They can enter the Uffizi for free:
● children under 18 (with a valid identity document)
● people with disabilities and their companion (family member or social worker)
● journalists registered
● scholars, teachers and university students of the faculties of architecture, conservation of cultural heritage, educational sciences or letters and philosophy with archaeological or historical-artistic orientation.
The reduced ticket costs 2 euros and is reserved for citizens of the European Union and Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein from 18 to 25 years of age, with a valid identity document.
To reduce waiting times in the queue and choose the visiting time, you need to book your ticket. The reservation for the Uffizi costs 4 euros and can be done online on the B-ticket platform, then go to the museum ticket office with the confirmation email printed or shown on a smartphone or tablet. Alternatively, you can book by phone, by calling +39 055294883 from Monday to Friday from 8.30 to 18.30 and on Saturday from 8.30 to 12.30.
Uffizi: opening hours and days
Now let’s see what the opening hours are. The Uffizi from 7 July is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 9.00 to 18.30, with the last admission allowed at 17.30. They are closed on Mondays, like all museums in Italy.
The rules for Covid-19
Those who want to visit the Uffizi in this period keep in mind that they will have to respect the anti-COVID rules. The temperature is measure in front of the front door: entry prohibits if it exceeds 37.5 °. The use of the mask covering the nose and mouth is mandatory throughout the visit to the museum, and the interpersonal distance of at least 1.80 m must be maintained.
It should also note that at this stage, the cloakroom, bookshop, radio guide, audio guide and tablet rental services are not available.
The entrance to the museum will be contingent: a maximum number of people will be allowed to allow a minimum distance of one meter from each other. Once the maximum number of people has been reached, the staff in charge of controlling the exhibition halls will prevent access to other visitors and allow them to enter little by little.
Uffizi: can you take photos and videos?
As for the possibility of taking photos and videos inside the Uffizi, according to the Decree-Law 83/2014 (art.12 paragraph 3). it is allowed to take photographs of the works for private use or study purposes, except for those shown in temporary exhibitions. However, the use of a tripod or additional lights is prohibited
Photos and filming for advertising or commercial purposes are allowed, but you must ask the museum for authorization and pay a fee.
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