Don’t Miss Uffizi Gallery Live, a Whole New Way to Experience Art in Florence
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 13, 2016 -- In the heart of Florence sits the Uffizi Gallery, a world-renowned museum known for its unique masterpieces from the renaissance period. The walls are adorned with work from some of the best artists in history such as Botticelli, Giotto, Cimabue, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and Raffaello to name a few. Select Italy (https://selectitaly.com), a boutique travel company specialized in Italy, offers a wide array of Italian museum tickets including the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
Starting May 31st and continuing until September 27th The Uffizi will have prolonged hours every Tuesday night. From 7pm until 10pm visitors will be able to enjoy live music, dance, theater or literature connected to the galleries featured artwork. The only cost to view this after hours’ show is an admission fee. Uffizi Gallery tickets can be booked through Select Italy's website. Not only is this an exciting new way to engage with the art, it is also a limited time experience. The Uffizi Gallery will release the event schedule on a month to month basis; check out what the month ahead has to offer:
June Event Schedule:
- June 14: Jazz ensemble Musicheria Carlo Bonamico accompanies the readings of Milena Mammato in the re-enactment of the late nineteenth and early twentieth-century atmosphere of Florence.
- June 21: Zefiro Company and the Music of Beatrice Cristini offer a mix of music from the sixteenth and seventeenth century performed live.
- June 28: Actress Stefania Stefanin, will compare our present world with the Ovidian myth of the massacre of Niobe. In addition, traveling mimes will perform skits throughout the gallery.
Find the full program list here.
“Uffizi live is a unique way to interact with the artwork on a whole new level. Happening only once a week, it's extremely important people put this on their calendars now so they don’t miss out” says Glenda Janssen, Operations Associate. “This is a wonderful way to experience the gallery in a new way and a must see while in Florence.”
The complete portfolio of Italian museum tickets can be found on the company website. For more information about Select Italy’s travel services visit selectitaly.com or send an email to info(at)selectitaly(dot)com
About Select Italy
Select Italy® is The Ultimate Source for Travel to Italy® and offers a wide array of superior Italian travel products and services, including customized itineraries, state-of-the-art tours and packages, wedding/honeymoon trips, unique culinary classes, a complete pre-departure ticketing service for museums and musical events, private guided services, yacht charters, transportation, hotel reservations, villa bookings and more. Through a vast network of suppliers and cultural contacts, anything and everything needed for optimum travel to Italy is possible with Select Italy. Based in Chicago with an office in New York and Shanghai and support staff in Italy, the company has expanded its offerings and travel services to the Balkans with the launch of Select Croatia®.
Beatrice Sartori, Select Italy, http://selectitaly.com/extref:prweb, +1 (800) 877-1755, [email protected]
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