New exit for the Uffizi Gallery strict preservation policies. Today, the debate continues to divide the city in two, those who support the project and those that stand against it. The new changes within the Uffizi building have made the realization of the modern loggia even less of a possibility; thus creating what the media has coined as a "cultural wound". However, even to this day appeals are continuously made by groups of architects, artists and art collectors to build the project. All in the hope of introducing a modern project amidst the grandiose historic buildings of Florence's core. New exit for the Uffizi Gallery The
Friends of the Uffizi Gallery its sole purpose is to support the activities of the Amici by helping to fund ongoing restoration projects and to bring these projects to fruition. Led by Executive Board President Contessa Maria Vittoria Colonna Rimbotti, the Friends of the Uffizi Gallery in conjunction with the Amici degli Uffizi raises funds to support all of these activities through an international group of members and patrons. More than 30 restoration projects designated as priorities by the museum have been completed over the last several years and include renowned paintings, altarpieces, sculptures and tapestries. The mission of both organizations is to support the