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Italy to change peoples view of its fine art China Daily | Updated: 2021-07-13 07:43 Share CLOSE The world-renowned museum, the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, central Italy, has launched an initiative to "scatter" the riches of its collection around Florence and other parts of Tuscany. XINHUA   ROME－Florences Uffizi Galleries, internationally recognized as home to one of the worlds greatest art collections, is getting a lot bigger－geographically...

Over the last two years, Italys massive tourism sector has been a study in contrasts: first too many tourists crowding the countrys most popular spots, then almost none at all. Now, the sector is seeking to strike the right balance between the two extremes.   Before the coronavirus pandemic arrived in Italy, the big worry about tourism was over-crowding: the impact on infrastructure, the environment, and the quality of life of residents from many millions of tourists who clustered in a handful...

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Amsterdam tells rowdy tourists to stay away CNN 9 hrs ago Isabelle Gerretsen, CNN © ROBIN VAN LONKHUIJSEN/ANP/AFP via Getty Images Amsterdam has long been a destination for tourists seeking out its party scene. Amsterdams well-known tolerance of recreational drugs and sex has long attracted tourists in search of the seedier side to the city of canals and cycle paths. But when border closures and lockdowns brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic emptied the Dutch capital of ...

Paintings from the Uffizi have been loaned to museums in five villages in Tuscany – San Godenzo, Poppi, Montespertoli, Castiglion Fiorentino and Anghiari. The latter was the scene of a famous battle in 1440 between the armies of Florence and Milan. It is the first stage of an initiative that will eventually lead to hundreds of artworks being loaned to dozens of locations. Two of the five coming exhibitions relate to Dante – Italy is this year commemorating the 700th anniversary of his d...

With mass tourism poised to return, have local politicians and cultural leaders finally worked out how to manage the crowds? 

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 15th- to 17th-century works of art by the likes of Titian, Caravaggio and Tintoretto — has finally reopened. The area — which makes up half the museum — has been under steady renovation since 2018. But there was a surprise in store for the 1,516 visitors who visited on reopening day, May...

Julia Buckley, CNN • Updated 7th May 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail (CNN) — When Florences 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 15th- to 17th-century works of art by the likes of Titian, Caravaggio and Tintoretto -- has finally reopened. The area -- which makes up half the museum -- has been under steady renovation since 2018. But there was a surpr...

Julia Buckley • Published 2nd March 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail (CNN) — Selfies in front of Botticellis Venus. Closeups of Davids manhood. Bottlenecks climbing to the top of the famous Duomo. Back in the halcyon prepandemic times, Florence was struggling with overtourism. And the Uffizi Gallery -- one of the most popular museums in the world -- was at the center of it all. At its busiest, 12,000 visitors per day passed through, more often than not rushing past the renaissance works of art to ...

The Uffizi Gallery Museum in Florence, Italy. Photo: Laura Lezza / Contributor As one of the oldest museums in the world, Florence’s Uffizi Gallery houses remarkable 13th- to 18th-Century works from the likes of Botticelli, Correggio, da Vinci, Raffaello, Michelangelo, and Caravaggio. And soon, you’ll be able to see these Italian works outside of Florence—at museums in the artists’ hometowns as part of a new project called Uffizi Diffusi. “Art can’t survive in big galleries alon...