Whether you want a description of one painting or commentary on the whole collection, ArtGuide tells you what you are looking at. Point your camera, type the name, or say it aloud. Start with 50 free scans, enough for a full visit to one of the world's great Renaissance collections.
Open ArtGuide in your browser before you enter. It is a web app with no download or install needed, just a phone with an internet connection. The Uffizi has free wifi inside the galleries.
Point your camera at any painting or sculpture in the gallery. ArtGuide identifies the work and starts narrating instantly. Photography is allowed at the Uffizi without flash, so you can scan freely throughout the collection.
Choose from 9 languages and pick the narration style that suits you: a quick overview, a detailed story, or a short biography of the artist.
Official Audio Guide
€7 extra · fixed route · handheld device · Uffizi only
Third-Party Apps
Free–paid · fixed route · often English only · limited coverage
ArtGuide
50 free scans then €4.90 · any artwork, point or say the name · 9 languages · hundreds of museums
Point your camera at any work in the Uffizi and ArtGuide describes it instantly, in your language, in the style you choose. 50 free scans to start, no credit card required.
Start free trialTuesday to Sunday, 8:15 am to 6:30 pm (last entry 5:30 pm). Closed every Monday, 1 January, and 25 December. Verify current hours at uffizi.it before your visit.
Standard entry is €25 at the door or €29 booked online (plus a €4 booking fee). An early-bird ticket for the first entry slots (8:15–8:45 am) is €19. Afternoon entry from 4 pm is €16 on-site. A combined ticket with Pitti Palace and Boboli Gardens is €40 for 5 consecutive days. Since October 2025 all tickets are nominative, meaning your name is on the ticket and you will need a physical ID or passport at the door. Verify prices at uffizi.it before your visit.
The earliest slots (8:15–8:30 am) and late afternoon from 4 pm are the quietest, and both carry a lower ticket price. Tuesdays and Wednesdays are generally calmer than the weekend. The Botticelli rooms (10 and 14) get crowded quickly once the morning groups arrive, so head there first.
A focused visit to the highlights, Botticelli, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and the panoramic terrace over the Arno, takes 2 to 3 hours. To move through the full collection across all three floors, allow 4 to 5 hours.
The Birth of Venus and Primavera by Botticelli are in Room 10–14 on the second floor. The Annunciation by Leonardo is in Room 15. Michelangelo's Doni Tondo is in Room 35. The panoramic terrace overlooks the Piazzale degli Uffizi and the Arno.
Photography is allowed throughout the permanent collection with no flash, no selfie sticks, and no tripods. Since October 2025, tickets are nominative and your original physical ID or passport is checked at entry. Comfortable shoes are strongly recommended. Bags larger than carry-on size must be left at the free cloakroom at the entrance. Bring headphones.
