With the initiative “REGALATI UN RESTAURO” (in English “Gift idea? Help restore a work of art!”) Mercurio association delivered a series of tours in December 2011 and January 2012 at the Reale Poste Hall of the Uffizi.
Mercurio’s professional tour guides led tours of the exhibition created to fund the restoration of the Roman Bust “Domitia” from the never seen works collection of the Uffizi.
In the “depositi” (warehouses) of the Uffizi gallery are secretly stored a vast amount of precious masterpieces of art of all times. Thanks to the “I mai visti” (“The Never Seen”) cycle, a series of exhibitions that finally reveal these hidden pieces of art and history, statues, paintings and may other items have been restored.
The guided tours of the exhibition were highly participated and the fundraising was incredibly successful thanks to the tour guides of Mercurio Association in collaboration with Amici del Turismo.
“VOLTI SVELATI – I MAI VISTI” (“Unveiled Faced – The Never Seen”) was organised by the Management of the Uffizi and promoted by Amici degli Uffizi Association.
Thanks to several donations two busts (and not just one) from the lesser known collection of classical sculptures of the Uffizi Gallery are now being restored.
Our slow tours of the Uffizi and Florence are designed to deliver the best experience in a slow paced and completely enjoyable way. Like the “never seen” pieces of the Uffizi, our tours are designed to be a pleasant journey through the discovery of unrevealed sides of the many secrets and pieces of art and history hidden in the heart of Florence.
With our tour of the Uffizi we also offer our clients the opportunity to relax with the guide (Art Cafè), while still inside the Uffizi Gallery, for more insights and a nice coffe break.
Discover more about our Uffizi & Oltrarno Tour, the Walking Tour of Florence, Michelangelo and the Accademia or the Special Tour of Florence.
