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Uffizi Gallery exhibitions | Current & upcoming shows

Why attend Uffizi Gallery exhibitions?

🎨 See rarely displayed works: Exhibitions often feature pieces from the Uffizi’s vast storage or international loans you won’t find in the permanent galleries.

🖌️ Dive deep into a theme: From Botticelli’s mythologies to Caravaggio’s chiaroscuro, exhibitions spotlight movements or artists with richer context than the permanent display.

🏛️ Experience art in dialogue: Temporary shows often pair Renaissance masters with later or contemporary artists, creating surprising conversations across centuries.

📜 Access fresh research: Curated shows are built around new discoveries, restored works, or evolving scholarship: insights you won’t get from a standard visit.

Current exhibitions at the Uffizi Gallery

Florence and Europe: Arts of the Eighteenth Century at the Uffizi

Date: May 28 to November 28, 2025
Location: Uffizi Gallery, ground floor, in the frescoed rooms at the start of the museum itinerary
Curated by: Simone Verde (Director of the Uffizi Galleries) and Alessandra Griffo (Head of Eighteenth-Century Painting)
Tickets: Included with standard Uffizi entry tickets
Closed: First Sunday of each month starting 6 July 2025

Step into the elegance and upheaval of the 18th century through Florence and Europe. Arts of the Eighteenth Century at the Uffizi, a spectacular exhibition showcasing over 150 artworks that trace Florence’s transformation during the Age of Enlightenment. Expect to see rarely exhibited masterpieces by Goya, Tiepolo, Canaletto, Vigée Le Brun, Liotard, Mengs, and a monumental painting by Pierre Subleyras, currently undergoing live restoration.

This immersive journey also features a reconstructed Cabinet of Erotic Antiquities, exotic portraits and chinoiserie, sweeping Grand Tour landscapes, and dramatic representations of the Sublime, all capturing a century of aesthetic revolution and the birth of the Uffizi as Europe’s first modern museum.

Uffizi Gallery houses some of the most famous pieces of art by well-known artists that are famous across the globe. It has the world’s finest collections of Italian Renaissance paintings along with sculptures, antiques, and numerous drawings and prints. You can find works of Sandro Botticelli, Michelangelo, Leonardo, Simone Martini, to name a few. Some prominent works that are part of the Uffizi Gallery permanent exhibition include:

  1. Birth of Venus bySandro Botticelli (Firenze 1445 – 1510)
  2. Holy Family, known as the ‘Doni Tondo’ by Michelangelo Buonarroti (Caprese 1475 – Roma 1564)
  3. Supper at Emmaus by Jacopo Carucci, known as Pontormo (Pontorme, Empoli, 1494 – Florence, 1552)
  4. Annunciation with St. Margaret and St. Ansanus by Simone Martini (Siena 1284 ca. – Avignone 1344) and Lippo Memmi (Siena attested between 1317 and 1347)
  5. Nursing Madonna by Defendente Ferrari (Chivasso, Turin 1480 c. - 1540 c.)
  6. The Duke and Duchess of Urbino Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza by Piero della Francesca (Sansepolcro, Arezzo 1416/17 – 1492)
  7. Adoration of the Magi (San Donato in Scopeto) by Leonardo da Vinci (Vinci 1452 – Amboise 1519)
  8. Bacchus by Michelangelo Merisi

​Artworks at Uffizi Gallery

View Uffizi Exhibitions virtually

Uffizi exhibitions | Video stories

The gallery has a small archive of the footage arranged of the temporary exhibitions. If you are unable to make it to the museum’s exhibitions, you can admire various iconic pieces of artwork, right from the comfort of your couch.

Online Uffizi exhibitions

Explore Uffizi’s new halls and get a 360° virtual tour of the enormous art collection that is housed at the gallery. Get awestruck by the Venetian painting of the 1500s, one of the most important in the world. You can also check out many other significant artworks online such as The Portinari Triptych by Hugo van der Goes, On Being Present vol.II, and Non per foco ma per divin’arte, to name a few.

Visitor tips

  • Check the floor plan: Temporary exhibitions are often tucked into specific halls. Knowing the location ahead of time helps you combine them with nearby permanent highlights.
  • Go guided or grab the audio guide: Exhibitions often link to the permanent collection. A guided tour or audio guide helps you connect the dots rather than seeing works in isolation.
  • Mix & match: If you’re a first-timer, pair one exhibition with Uffizi’s must-sees (like Botticelli, Leonardo, and Caravaggio). That way, you won’t feel overwhelmed.
  • Photography rules vary: While general collections allow no-flash photography, some exhibitions restrict it. Always check signage before snapping.

​Uffizi Gallery Tips

Frequently asked questions about Uffizi Gallery Exhibitions

Some exhibitions include interactive or multimedia components to enhance visitor engagement. There are plenty of VR exhibitions around the museum too.

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