New: Florence museum tickets official reservation site online

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Firenze Musei, the group that includes the Uffizi, Pitti, and Accademia Museums, now has an official online reservation website. You can still make reservations by phone (the old way) at this number: (+39 (0)55 2654321).

Beware of ticket revendors who charge massive surcharges - only use the official ticket site, accessed at this link, or directly from their website www.firenzemusei.it.

Remember that arttrav has a page with ALL of florence’s museum and church opening hours, which can otherwise be found individually on their websites.

Uffizi guide podcast: International Gothic (3)

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This series of free podcasts about the UFFIZI gallery in Florence was designed with young viewers in mind, but should be handy for adults too. This is the third part with a presentation of the next room you encounter in the museum after Giotto. This room contains important altarpieces from the International Gothic period (14-teens and 20s). We examine the bright colours and innovations of Gentile da Fabriano and Lorenzo Monaco.

You can read the text of this podcast by downloading the pdf file.

 

If you’re at home and want some visual aids while you listen, you can watch the powerpoint presentation video by clicking here.

Uffizi guide podcast: Intro

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This series of free podcasts about the UFFIZI gallery in Florence was designed with young viewers in mind, but should be handy for adults too. This is the First Part with an introduction to the museum.