Uffizi's Vasari Corridor Now Hosts Roman Busts from Deposits

The Vasari Corridor, reopened in December 2024 after eight years of restoration, now features over fifty Roman busts from the Uffizi's deposits. The installation, part of the 'Futuro nell'Antico' project under director Simone Verde, places imperial-era portrait sculptures along the section above Ponte Vecchio. The collection includes busts of Cicero, Augustus, Antoninus Pius, Commodus, Sabina, and Faustina. These works were removed from the museum's second-floor corridors in 1993 to restore the 18th-century sculptural arrangement and had been in storage since. The busts were acquired in the 18th century by then-vice director Luigi Lanzi on the antiquarian market. The Vasari Corridor, designed by Giorgio Vasari in 1565 for the Medici, spans 750 meters from the Uffizi to Palazzo Pitti and Boboli Gardens. Evening openings are available every Friday from 19:00 to 23:00 until December 26, 2025, at €20 without a museum ticket, with 45-minute guided visits in 10 slots per evening. Regular access costs €43 as a supplement to the Uffizi ticket.