Should Italian museums return works of Renaissance art to the churches for which they were originally made? Eike Schmidt, the director of the Uffizi gallery in Florence, has been making that case—and ...

In a puzzling move, Florence’s Uffizi Gallery, renowned for its unparalleled collection of Italian Renaissance masterpieces, has accepted the donation of a piece by contemporary British street artist ...

MILAN (AP) — The Uffizi Gallery in Florence used the winter COVID shutdown to push ahead with renovations, discovering lost frescoes that will greet visitors when the leading repository of Italian ...

The damage to a centuries-old painting in the Italian museum was just one of many tourist incidents raising ire on the continent. By Amelia Nierenberg A reviled crane used during the expansion of the ...

Next month, the doors of an Italian mob boss’s former home will open to the public, thanks in part to the Uffizi Gallery. Egidio “Brutus” Coppola had funneled part of his fortune as head of the ...

When Florence’s Uffizi gallery reopened this week after another government-imposed lockdown, it was with a fanfare. After a six-month closure for renovations, the second floor of the gallery – home to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Uffizi Galleries will share the proceeds with Cinello, an Italian company that is offering a new alternative for purchasing ...

FLORENCE (Reuters) - Italy's Uffizi gallery is opening new rooms dedicated to 16th and 17th century painters, following nearly a year of renovation carried out with the help of private donors. The 14 ...