Uffizi Galleries host Magnifico 1492 from 3 December

Uffizi Galleries host Magnifico 1492 at Palazzo Pitti in Florence from 3 December 2026, giving the Medici collection a new exhibition setting. The Treasury of the Grand Dukes will present more than 100 works and reunite Paolo Uccello’s Battle of San Romano.

Magnifico 1492 opens at Palazzo Pitti on 3 December

The exhibition runs from 3 December 2026 to 1 March 2027 in the Treasury of the Grand Dukes on the ground floor of Palazzo Pitti. It is organised by the Uffizi Galleries and focuses on Lorenzo de’ Medici, whose collection is being reconstructed through paintings, sculpture and other works.

The display includes the three panels of Paolo Uccello’s Battle of San Romano. The paintings are held by the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, the National Gallery in London and the Louvre in Paris, and the exhibition will bring them together for the first time in centuries. The official exhibition announcement also names a gilded bronze Spiritello linked to Donatello’s circle and an illuminated manuscript of Francesco Petrarch’s Triumphs among the loans.

The Medici setting connects Palazzo Pitti and the Uffizi

The choice of the Treasury of the Grand Dukes places the reconstruction inside the former Medici residence rather than in the main Uffizi building. That relationship gives the exhibition a direct architectural link to the collection it explores: visitors will see works associated with Lorenzo’s court in a palace used by the ruling family.

The main Uffizi Gallery occupies the first and second floors of a building constructed between 1560 and 1580 to designs by Giorgio Vasari. Its collections cover European painting from the Middle Ages to the modern period, alongside ancient sculptures and busts associated with the Medici family. In practical terms, Magnifico 1492 extends the Uffizi visit across the museum group’s Florence sites while keeping the exhibition’s works in Palazzo Pitti.

The reunion of Uccello’s three paintings is especially closely tied to the exhibition’s subject. The panels are separated across three national collections today, while the show presents them together in the Medici palace where the collection narrative is being rebuilt. A report by Wanted in Rome describes the planned display and identifies the Treasury of the Grand Dukes as the venue.

Visiting Uffizi Galleries: what travellers from Western Europe should know

• Magnifico 1492 runs from 3 December 2026 to 1 March 2027 at the Treasury of the Grand Dukes on the ground floor of Palazzo Pitti.
• The exhibition brings more than 100 works to the palace and reunites Paolo Uccello’s Battle of San Romano, so the main change for visitors is a temporary exhibition route focused on Lorenzo de’ Medici’s collection.
• Palazzo Pitti is the venue in Florence, while the wider Uffizi museum complex also includes the Uffizi Gallery and Boboli Gardens.
• The Uffizi building was constructed between 1560 and 1580 and designed by Giorgio Vasari; Palazzo Pitti therefore gives the exhibition a different Medici setting from the gallery’s historic building.

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Frequently asked questions about Uffizi Galleries

When does Magnifico 1492 take place at Uffizi Galleries?

Magnifico 1492 takes place from 3 December 2026 to 1 March 2027 at the Treasury of the Grand Dukes in Palazzo Pitti, Florence.

What is Uffizi Galleries?

Uffizi Galleries is a Florence museum complex whose main gallery occupies a building constructed between 1560 and 1580 to designs by Giorgio Vasari.

Where is Uffizi Galleries and how do you get there?

The exhibition venue is Palazzo Pitti in Florence, while the main gallery stands in the historic Uffizi building. Magnifico 1492 is located in the Treasury of the Grand Dukes on the palace’s ground floor.