The Uffizi Galleries in Florence has unveiled an ambitious renovation program valued at €50 million, with work planned across the museum complex over the next two years while it remains open to visitors.
The upgrade spans the Gallery of Statues and Paintings, Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens, bringing a broad refresh to one of Italy's most visited cultural landmarks. According to museum director Simone Verde, the effort is designed to make the complex more welcoming, more functional and visually renewed.
Planned improvements include redesigned visitor services, updated labels and signage, refreshed gallery layouts, restored artworks and rooms, and new lighting. Several spaces will also be repurposed to create additional exhibition areas, expanding how the collection can be presented.
A major part of the project focuses on climate control, including the installation of two cooling towers. The timing is notable as museums across Europe increasingly adapt to hotter summers and the need to better protect artworks and visitors alike.
Other highlights include the restoration of the Boboli Gardens amphitheater, the Fountain of Neptune and the Isolotto basin. At Palazzo Pitti, the top-floor Piano degli Occhi will be transformed into a new exhibition space, while the Uffizi's Flemish galleries will reopen with a new display concept.
The museum is also preparing a new section on the history of the Uffizi collection and a redesigned reception area in the Magliabechiana Hall. In the Botticelli rooms, the display has already shifted toward a more historic look, with the works presented in updated cases for easier inspection.
With millions of annual visitors and a layered Renaissance heritage, the Uffizi's renewal signals a future where preservation and innovation move together.
