Lorenzo de’ Medici filled his family’s palace in Florence with art, gems, coins and manuscripts. This winter, a major exhibition puts that collection back together.
Magnifico 1492 runs from December 3, 2026 to March 1, 2027 in the Treasury of the Grand Dukes, on the ground floor of Palazzo Pitti. The Uffizi Galleries are bringing together more than 100 works, including all three panels of Paolo Uccello’s Battle of San Romano.
The dates cover Christmas, New Year’s and Carnival, and tickets are already on sale.
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Magnifico 1492 Tickets: How the Prices Work
The exhibition has its own ticket, separate from Palazzo Pitti. A Palazzo Pitti ticket doesn’t get you into the show, and an exhibition ticket doesn’t cover the palace’s museums or the Boboli Gardens.
Tickets are sold on the official Uffizi Galleries ticket website and at the museum ticket office. What you pay depends on what else you plan to see that day:
| Exhibition ticket | Price | Who it’s for |
|---|---|---|
| Full | €18 | Visitors who only want to see the exhibition |
| Reduced | €15 | Visitors with a ticket for the Uffizi Gallery, Palazzo Pitti or the Boboli Gardens for the same day |
| First Sunday | €15 | Everyone, on the first Sunday of the month |
| Reduced | €2 | EU citizens aged 18 to 24 and other eligible visitors |
| Free | €0 | Visitors under 18 and other eligible visitors |
The €2 and free tickets follow the official Uffizi Galleries rules, which list everyone who qualifies.
If You Only Want to See the Exhibition
Buy the €18 ticket. You don’t need a Palazzo Pitti ticket.
If You Also Want to See Palazzo Pitti or Boboli
You need two tickets: the regular one for Palazzo Pitti or the Boboli Gardens, plus the exhibition ticket at €15. Here’s the total:
| Your visit | Regular ticket bought at the ticket office on the day | Regular ticket bought online in advance |
|---|---|---|
| Exhibition + Palazzo Pitti | €16 + €15 = €31 | €19 + €15 = €34 |
| Exhibition + Boboli Gardens | €10 + €15 = €25 | €13 + €15 = €28 |
| Exhibition + Palazzo Pitti + Boboli Gardens | €22 + €15 = €37 | €25 + €15 = €40 |
Buying on the day saves €3, but you may wait in line, and tickets on site can sell out on busy days.
All the tickets must be for the same day. A Palazzo Pitti ticket for another date doesn’t qualify you for the €15 rate. The same goes for the Uffizi and the Boboli Gardens.
One thing to watch out for: the Palazzo Pitti ticket still lists the Treasury of the Grand Dukes among its collections. Those are the rooms hosting the exhibition, but the ticket doesn’t include Magnifico 1492.
If You Visit on the First Sunday of the Month
The first Sundays during the exhibition are December 6, January 3 and February 7. The exhibition costs €15 for everyone, and Palazzo Pitti is free, so seeing both costs €15.
Palazzo Pitti can’t be booked on free days, so there may be a line, especially on December 6 and January 3, in the middle of the holiday season. Arriving early can help.
Who Was Lorenzo the Magnificent?
Lorenzo di Piero de’ Medici (1449-1492), known as Lorenzo the Magnificent, is the most famous member of the family that dominated Florence during the Renaissance.
He led the city’s most powerful family with his brother Giuliano until 1478, when the Pazzi conspiracy struck in the Cathedral. Giuliano was killed and Lorenzo survived.
He was a shrewd politician, but his reputation rests on the arts. He surrounded himself with thinkers like Angelo Poliziano, Marsilio Ficino and Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, and with artists like Botticelli and Michelangelo.
Why 1492?
Lorenzo died in 1492, and his vast collection was described in an inventory that same year. It was kept in the family palace on Via Larga, known today as Palazzo Medici Riccardi.
The exhibition uses that inventory as its map. It’s a neat date for another reason: 1492 is also the year Columbus reached the Americas.
What You Will See at the Exhibition
The show rebuilds the Medici collection as it stood in 1492 and explains where the pieces were kept in the palace. According to Uffizi Galleries director Simone Verde, the aim is to read the family’s collecting choices in light of its political plan: to extend Medici power across Italy and beyond.
These are the headline pieces:
- The Battle of San Romano by Paolo Uccello. The three panels are now split among the Uffizi, the National Gallery in London and the Louvre. Here they come back together, to be seen as they were in the Medici home.
- The Spiritello. This gilded figure, made from a model by Donatello, once stood on the fountain in the courtyard of Lorenzo’s home. It’s on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
- Petrarch’s Triumphs. Lorenzo had this illuminated manuscript made for himself and kept it in his study. It’s on loan from the Bibliothèque nationale de France in Paris.
Around them you’ll find paintings and sculpture, plus the kind of objects Lorenzo loved: vases, gems, cameos, coins, manuscripts and maps.
Opening Hours and the Real Last Day
The exhibition follows Palazzo Pitti’s schedule: Tuesday to Sunday, 8:15 AM to 6:30 PM, with last admission at 5:30 PM. It’s closed on Mondays, December 25 and January 1.
Don’t leave it for the last day. The official closing date, March 1, 2027, is a Monday, when Palazzo Pitti is normally closed. Plan your visit for Sunday, February 28 at the latest.
Traveling over the holidays? See our guides to Christmas in Florence and Florence in December. Coming later in the winter, you can pair your trip with the Florence Carnival.
Planning Your Day at Palazzo Pitti and Boboli
In winter, do the gardens first. From November through February, the Boboli Gardens close at 4:30 PM and last entry is at 3:30 PM. The palace and the exhibition stay open two hours longer, so save them for the afternoon.
Our guide to Palazzo Pitti and the Boboli Gardens covers the regular tickets, the free days and the guided tours.
Follow Lorenzo Around Florence
The exhibition works best as part of a Medici itinerary:
- Palazzo Medici Riccardi: the home where Lorenzo’s collection was kept, on what is now Via Cavour.
- Medici Chapels: part of the San Lorenzo complex, the family’s church and burial place.
- Uffizi Gallery: the place to see Botticelli, one of the artists of Lorenzo’s circle. A ticket here for the same day also qualifies you for the €15 rate.
For something more unusual, the Vasari Corridor links the Uffizi to the Boboli Gardens.
Want some background first? This guided walking tour of Medici Florence doesn’t include the exhibition, but it makes a good warm-up before you see the show:
Getting There and Where to Stay
Palazzo Pitti is at Piazza de’ Pitti 1, in the Oltrarno district. From the Uffizi, just cross the Ponte Vecchio and keep walking.
Since June 30, 2026, visitors enter Palazzo Pitti through the side entrance. The main entrance is now used only as an exit.
To reach Florence by train, check times and fares on Trenitalia or Trainline. Flying in? Here’s how to get from Florence Airport to the city center.
For a place to sleep, browse our picks for hotels in Florence.
Essential Information
- Exhibition: Magnifico 1492
- Dates: December 3, 2026 to March 1, 2027 (March 1 is a Monday; plan to go by February 28)
- Venue: Treasury of the Grand Dukes, ground floor of Palazzo Pitti, Florence
- Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 8:15 AM to 6:30 PM (last admission 5:30 PM)
- Tickets: separate from Palazzo Pitti; €18, or €15 with a same-day Uffizi, Palazzo Pitti or Boboli ticket and on first Sundays
Details checked on the official Uffizi Galleries website on November 6, 2026.
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