Construction workers in Italy’s most famous cities are accustomed to digging up all sorts of artifacts, from ancient urns to medieval coins, when they attempt even the simplest building job—after all, ...
Workers renovating the Uffizi Galleries in Florence have discovered two centuries-old hidden frescoes while expanding the museum’s galleries. The hidden gems, which depict former Grand Dukes ...
Should Italian museums return works of Renaissance art to the churches for which they were originally made? Eike Schmidt, the director of the Uffizi gallery in Florence, has been making that case—and ...
Improving that experience is precisely the goal of the deafening jackhammers, towering cranes and grinding cement trucks now transforming the palazzo built in 1560 by the Medici duke Cosimo I. They ...
Old Masters enthusiasts will now be able to pore through the expansive collection of the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy from the comfort of their own home. Thanks to a collaboration between the ...
The director of Florence’s Uffizi Galleries called Wednesday for stiff penalties against vandals who spray-painted graffiti on exterior columns of the Varsari Corridor connecting the famed museum to ...
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Eike Schmidt says it is also crucial to highlight issues of today rather than simply glorifying artists The world-famous Uffizi gallery in Florence displays an unrivalled collection of works by ...
Construction workers in Italy’s most famous cities are accustomed to digging up all sorts of artifacts, from ancient urns to medieval coins, when they attempt even the simplest building job—after all, ...