The Vasari Corridor’s Revolutionary New Future

Mar 22, 2019 1134

The Vasari Corridor, which has been closed since 2016, has just had renovation plans approved and will reopen in 2021. The Vasari Corridor has been traditionally home to one of the largest collections of self-portraits by famous artists from the Renaissance to the 20th century. 

Built in 1565 by Giorgio Vasari for Grand Duke Cosimo de’ Medici, it was designed to link Palazzo Vecchio to the Pitti Palace. It begins in the Uffizi and runs above Ponte Vecchio and down to Santa Felicità and the Pitti complex. Many issues, however, led to its closure such as limited accessibility for the public but especially for the disabled and lack of security exits. The new plans which will rectify these concerns require a year and a half of work and will cost 10 million euro.

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