Palazzo Pitti's Royal Apartments Reopen After Restoration, Adding to Uffizi's Expanded Offerings
On January 21, 2025, the Royal Apartments of Palazzo Pitti in Florence welcomed visitors again after being closed for five years and undergoing nine months of restoration work. Guided tours are offered daily from 10 am to 6 pm, with the final tour starting at 5 pm. The restoration process involved cleaning frescoes, stuccoes, and wood carvings, as well as uncovering parquet floors. The apartments reflect the artistic styles of the Medici, Lorraine, and Savoy families, with the Chapel preserving its original Medici design. This reopening comes on the heels of Uffizi Galleries director Simone Verde’s successes, such as the Vasari Corridor's reopening in December 2024 and the launch of the Museo della Moda e del Costume. Verde plans to dismantle a 60-meter crane in Piazzale dei Castellani by 2025.
Key facts
- Royal Apartments of Palazzo Pitti reopened January 21, 2025 after five-year closure
- 14 rooms on first floor underwent nine months of restoration
- Guided tours available daily from 10 am to 6 pm, last tour at 5 pm
- Restoration cleaned frescoes, stuccoes, wood carvings, silk wallpapers, curtains, paintings, furniture, ornaments
- Removal of carpets and moquette revealed preserved parquet floors
- Apartments reflect decorative styles of Medici, Lorraine, and Savoy dynasties
- Chapel best preserves original Medici appearance
- Reopening is part of Simone Verde's first-year achievements as Uffizi director
- Vasari Corridor reopened December 2024 after eight-year restoration
- Rooms for Flemish painters (Dürer, Cranach, Memling, Froment) reopened summer 2024
- Gabinetto dei Marmi reconstructed to its 19th-century appearance
- Museo della Moda e del Costume inaugurated after nearly five-year closure
- Verde aims to remove 60-meter crane from Piazzale dei Castellani by 2025
Entities
Artists
- Giorgio Vasari
- Albrecht Dürer
- Lucas Cranach the Elder
- Hans Memling
- Jean Froment
- Salvator Rosa
- Cosimo I de' Medici
- Ferdinando de' Medici
- Cosimo III de' Medici
- Vittorio Emanuele III di Savoia
- Pietro Leopoldo di Asburgo Lorena
Institutions
- Uffizi Galleries
- Palazzo Pitti
- Giardino di Boboli
- Museo della Moda e del Costume
- Artribune
Locations
- Florence
- Italy
- Piazzale dei Castellani
- Vasari Corridor