Hello,

I have made a booking to visit the Uffizi Gallery in Florence on a
Saturday morning at 8:30am. I also want to book a time to see the
Academia the same day. How many hours should I give myself to see the
Uffizi?

Thanks in advance
H

"Henry" <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have made a booking to visit the Uffizi Gallery in Florence
> on a Saturday morning at 8:30am. I also want to book a
> time to see the Academia the same day. How many hours
> should I give myself to see the Uffizi?

The first time, it took me about 3 hours to digest everything,
but the second time, I rushed thru in about 1 1/2 hours (with
a different wife). It depends on what kind of art museum
goer you are. If you are the sort that rushes thru, taking time
to oogle only the most important pieces, you can be done in
90 minutes. But if you're the sort that spends 30 minutes on
a piece, studying brush strokes, plan on 4 - 5 hours. =R

Thanks for the quick reply. I have made a 3 hr gap between the Uffizi
and Academia.



On May 11, 11:42 am, "Rog'" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Henry" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I have made a booking to visit the Uffizi Gallery in Florence
> > on a Saturday morning at 8:30am. I also want to book a
> > time to see the Academia the same day. How many hours
> > should I give myself to see the Uffizi?
>
> The first time, it took me about 3 hours to digest everything,
> but the second time, I rushed thru in about 1 1/2 hours (with
> a different wife). It depends on what kind of art museum
> goer you are. If you are the sort that rushes thru, taking time
> to oogle only the most important pieces, you can be done in
> 90 minutes. But if you're the sort that spends 30 minutes on
> a piece, studying brush strokes, plan on 4 - 5 hours. =R

Rog' wrote on Fri, 11 May 2007 11:42:04 -0400:

R> "Henry" <[email protected]> wrote:
??>> I have made a booking to visit the Uffizi Gallery in
??>> Florence on a Saturday morning at 8:30am. I also want to
??>> book a time to see the Academia the same day. How many
??>> hours should I give myself to see the Uffizi?

R> The first time, it took me about 3 hours to digest
R> everything, but the second time, I rushed thru in about 1
R> 1/2 hours (with a different wife). It depends on what kind
R> of art museum goer you are. If you are the sort that rushes
R> thru, taking time to oogle only the most important pieces,
R> you can be done in 90 minutes. But if you're the sort that
R> spends 30 minutes on a piece, studying brush strokes, plan
R> on 4 - 5 hours. =R
Can you get in 4-5 hours? I seem to remember that we were kicked
out at 1430 because the civil service attendants had put in
their day!


James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not

On May 11, 10:09 am, Henry <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have made a booking to visit the Uffizi Gallery in Florence on a
> Saturday morning at 8:30am. I also want to book a time to see the
> Academia the same day. How many hours should I give myself to see the
> Uffizi?
>
> Thanks in advance
> H

If you just want to race through and say that you've seen all the
paintings you could do it in an hour or two, but if you're serious you
should plan on AT LEAST four hours. There are paintings (like Da
Vinci's Adoration of the Magi that are good for an hour or two by
themselves).
The Academia is also good for at least a couple of hours.
Besides Davy (who is much more impressive real) there's a lot else to
see.

"Henry" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks for the quick reply. I have made a 3 hr gap
> between the Uffizi and Academia.

That should be enuff to cover each of the rooms and
marvel over the major works. Note: The rental
audio guides, while useful, will take too long... too
much detail. You'll end up skipping or FF over much
of the of the commentary. Allow 15 -20 minuntes to
walk to the Accademia.

Henry wrote:
> I have made a booking to visit the Uffizi Gallery in Florence on a
> Saturday morning at 8:30am. I also want to book a time to see the
> Academia the same day. How many hours should I give myself to see the
> Uffizi?

A helluva lot more than you have allowed. I doubt that it's possible
to see it in a day 'though we tried. Academia is equally deserving of
careful attention.
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On 2007-05-11 10:09:41 -0500, Henry <[email protected]> said:

> Hello,
>
> I have made a booking to visit the Uffizi Gallery in Florence on a
> Saturday morning at 8:30am. I also want to book a time to see the
> Academia the same day. How many hours should I give myself to see the
> Uffizi?
>
> Thanks in advance
> H

There is about 10x more in the Uffizi than in the Academia, but, you
could probably take it all well-in by the mid-afternoon. Look out for
the Holy Family by Michelangelo. Then you could get in the main
attractions at the other place. Note that it is not super-close to the
Uffizi -- see how late the Academia is open.
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Dan Stephenson <[email protected]> wrote:

> There is about 10x more in the Uffizi than in the Academia, but, you
> could probably take it all well-in by the mid-afternoon. Look out for
> the Holy Family by Michelangelo. Then you could get in the main
> attractions at the other place. Note that it is not super-close to the
> Uffizi -- see how late the Academia is open.

Even rushing through Uffizi, I would not visit both in the same day.
There is a limit to the time your mind can spend in a museum.

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Henry <[email protected]> wrote:

>I have made a booking to visit the Uffizi Gallery in Florence on a
>Saturday morning at 8:30am. I also want to book a time to see the
>Academia the same day. How many hours should I give myself to see the
>Uffizi?
>
How long is a piece of string? The only person who can judge how long
you might want in a museum or gallery is yourself.

I'd go further: you would probably come up with different answers on
different days.

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Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> wrote:

> Henry <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >I have made a booking to visit the Uffizi Gallery in Florence on a
> >Saturday morning at 8:30am. I also want to book a time to see the
> >Academia the same day. How many hours should I give myself to see the
> >Uffizi?
> >
> How long is a piece of string? The only person who can judge how long
> you might want in a museum or gallery is yourself.
>
> I'd go further: you would probably come up with different answers on
> different days.

Most galleries I visit are simply to big to cover everything in one
visit, so I don't even try. That's one of the best things about
galleries when they're free, as you don't feel the need to get your
money's worth- I often pop into the national gallery in London when I'm
passing, just to have a look at a few pieces.

On that subject, I thought the Calouste Gulbenkian museum in Lisbon was
about the perfect size for one visit.

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