The Uffizi reopens
Editorial Staff
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On Tuesday, May 4, the Uffizi reopened its doors to the public. The first two people to return to the hallowed halls were Giacomo, 40, and Monica, 48, a couple from Pesaro, in the Marche.
“I wanted to be one of the first people to return to the Uffizi,” Giacomo commented, an office worker who, currently furloughed, has become a food delivery rider. “I wanted to spend some time with the
Birth of Venus. I’ve been thinking about the painting a lot.” Then, smiling, he started to sing Roberto Vecchioni:
Fissare un quadro per ore ed ore, fino ad avere i brividi dentro al cuore (Staring at a painting for hours and hours until you get shivers in your heart). Just behind them were Kai Dong, 21, and Wang Te, 29, from Beijing, who are currently studying art in Florence. “We can’t wait to be surrounded by the beauty of the Uffizi.”
“The second edition aims to be an invitation to join us in this circle to which we should all feel like we belong
if the intention is to speak honestly about the past, each understanding his/her role whenever a voice is given to the artworks that surround us, and appreciate the absolute exceptionality and uniqueness with which every individual is and was remembered in art,” explained the curator of the show,
Justin Randolph Thompson, who is also the co-founder and director of