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After initial threats by Italy’s latest government to abolish free Sundays in state museums, a new ministerial decree<\/strong> (announced February 25, 2019) and initiative called “Io vado al museo” actually increases the number of free entry days<\/strong> and reduces the cost of entry for young people aged 18-25. Here is the list of currently announced 2019 free museum openings<\/strong> in Florence’s main state museums, the Uffizi and the Accademia, as well as information on how to find which days are free across Italy. Combine this with my earlier article on free museum days in Florence<\/a> to make the most of your art and culture budget during your trip.<\/p>\n

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Free museum opening dates in all Italian state museums!<\/h2>\n

State museums must now open for free twenty days a year<\/strong>, compared to the previous twelve. Of these, twelve are part of a regular calendar across all state museums, while eight are up to the single institution to decide. The directors of the Uffizi Gallery and the Accademia Museum have released their extra dates which have been developed very thoughtfully in relation to important recurrences for each – this makes me so happy!<\/p>\n

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Io vado al museo, the new initiative for free state museum opening days<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Across the board, all state museums in Italy will be free the first Sunday<\/strong> in the off season, or the months of October, November, December, January (2020), February and March. This initiative is called #iovadoalmuseo and information is available, in Italian, at http:\/\/iovadoalmuseo.beniculturali.it. On this website you can also search for the list of free days at any museum in Italy.<\/p>\n

I’m pleased to see that they have reinstated the “Settimana dei Musei<\/strong>” or Museum Week, which in 2019 will be March 5 to 10. Information on openings and initiatives such as conferences and special visits will be posted at www.beniculturali.it\/settimanadeimusei.<\/p>\n

2019 Uffizi and Palazzo Pitti free opening dates<\/h2>\n
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An uncrowded Botticcelli room at the Uffizi in low season<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Uffizi Museums (including Palazzo Pitti) have chosen their eight additional dates and it’s a bit\u00a0 complex since it differs across the museums and also numerous commemorations fall on Mondays so the actual free opening is moved up in each case. I love how complicated this is: obviously the director has been thinking ahead in establishing the dates that will be relevant every year and he has come up with some of the geekiest festivities known to Florentines.<\/p>\n