Uffizi

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Uffizi

Galleria degli Uffizi
Narrow courtyard between the two wings of the museum, with view toward the Arno river
Interactive fullscreen map
Established	1581; 443 years ago (1581)
Location	Piazzale degli Uffizi, 50122 Florence, Italy
Coordinates	43°46′6″N 11°15′19″E / 43.76833°N 11.25528°E / 43.76833; 11.25528
Type	Art museum, design/textile museum, historic site
Visitors	4,957,978 (2023)
Director	Eike Schmidt[1]
Website	uffizi.it

The Uffizi Gallery (UK: /juːˈfɪtsi, ʊˈfiːtsi/ yoo-FIT-see, uu-FEET-see;^[2][3] Italian: Galleria degli Uffizi, pronounced [ɡalleˈriːa deʎʎ ufˈfittsi]) is a prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence in the region of Tuscany, Italy. One of the most important Italian museums and the most visited, it is also one of the largest and best-known in the world and holds a collection of priceless works, particularly from the period of the Italian Renaissance.

After the ruling House of Medici died out, their art collections were given to the city of Florence under the famous Patto di famiglia negotiated by Anna Maria Luisa, the last Medici heiress. The Uffizi is one of the first modern museums. The gallery had been open to visitors by request since the sixteenth century, and in 1769 it was officially opened to the public, formally becoming a museum in 1865.^[4]