The Uffizi Gallery was opened in 1580. It is one of the most famous and at the same time oldest art museums in Europe that counts about two million visitors per year. This Italian museum is also one of the main attractions of the city of Florence. The Uffizi Gallery displays works of art from the Italian Renaissance, as well as masterpieces from antiquity to the late Baroque. The works of great artists such as Botticelli, da Vinci and Michelangelo are displayed in this museum.
The art of Italian Renaissance
The Uffizi Gallery was opened in 1580. It is one of the most famous and at the same time oldest art museums in Europe that counts about two million visitors per year. This Italian museum is also one of the main attractions of the city of Florence. The Uffizi Gallery displays works of art from the Italian Renaissance, as well as masterpieces from antiquity to the late Baroque. The works of great artists such as Botticelli, da Vinci and Michelangelo are displayed in this museum. A special feature of the Uffizi Gallery is the succession of rooms, which visitors walk through in chronological order: from Greek and Roman sculptures to icons and the modern era. Uffizi is an art museum.
![Detail of "The Spring": head of Flora.](kunst/sandro_botticelli/thm_Detail-aus-dem-Gemaelde-Der-Fruehling-Kopf-der-Flora-1.jpg "Sandro Botticelli - Detail of "The Spring": head of Flora.")
