The Uffizi in Florence has come in first place in a list of the best museums and galleries in the world, ahead of the Louvre, according to Time Out magazine.
Florence: Uffizi opens new rooms and unveils lost frescoes
04 May, 2021
Uffizi opens new rooms and displays frescoes uncovered during covid-19 shutdown.
When the Uffizi Gallery reopens in Florence on 4 May, after months of closure due to Italy s covid-19 restrictions, visitors will be greeted by recently discovered frescoes and newly renovated rooms.
The expanded visitor experience will comprise almost 2,000 sqm of new spaces, previously inaccessible to the public, including 14 new rooms on the ground floor of the east wing, eight rooms in the west wing and 21 rooms in the basement.
The 14 new rooms in the east wing will display 129 works, many of them never seen before, including paintings by masters ranging from Andrea del Sarto and Parmigianino to Bernini, Chagall and Guttuso, reports Italian news agency ANSA.