Uffizi Medici heiress. The Uffizi is one of the first modern museums. The gallery had been open to visitors by request since the sixteenth century, and in 1765 it was officially opened to the public, formally becoming a museum in 1865. Today, the Uffizi is one of the most popular tourist attractions of Florence and one of the most visited art museums in the world. The building of Uffizi complex was begun by Giorgio Vasari in 1560 for Cosimo I de' Medici so as to accommodate the offices of the Florentine magistrates, hence the name , "offices". The construction was later
Dresden City Art Gallery Dresden City Museum in 1990, which primarily focuses on the exploration of the city's history. In 2000, the Dresden city council approved the establishment of a municipal art museum, which was built with the financial support of a sponsor, friends of the Dresden City Art Gallery, who celebrated the founding of the Dresden Municipal Gallery and Art Collection on 1 June 2002. The art stock of the Dresden City Museum was later acquired by the Dresden City Art Gallery. Their showrooms on the first floor opened on 2 July 2005. The permanent exhibition is situated in the west wing and