Editing Uffizi (section)

==Incidents==
On 27 May 1993 the [[Sicilian Mafia]] carried out a [[car bomb]] explosion in [[Via dei Georgofili bombing|Via dei Georgofili]] which damaged parts of the palace and killed five people. The blast destroyed five pieces of art and damaged another 30. Some of the paintings were fully protected by bulletproof glass.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/05/28/world/bomb-outside-uffizi-in-florence-kills-6-and-damages-many-works.html| title=Bomb Outside Uffizi in Florence Kills 6 and Damages Many Works| first=Alan| last=Cowell| date=28 May 1993| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> The most severe damage was to the [[Niobe]] room and classical sculptures and [[Neoclassicism|neoclassical]] interior, which have since been restored, although its [[fresco]]es were damaged beyond repair.

On 22 July 2022 members of the climate activist group [[Ultima Generazione]] (Last Generation) glued themselves to the glass protecting [[Sandro Botticelli]]'s ''[[Primavera (painting)|Primavera]]'' demanding an end to fossil fuel usage. The painting was undamaged.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/22/climate-activists-in-italy-glue-themselves-to-botticelli-painting | title=Climate activists in Italy glue themselves to Botticelli painting | first=Damien | last=Gayle | date=22 July 2022| newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

On 13 February 2024 members of Ultima Generazione glued images of flooding in [[Tuscany]] in 2023 to the glass protecting Sandro Botticelli's ''[[Birth of Venus]]'' in protest over the Italian government's inaction on climate change. The painting was undamaged and the images were removed.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://apnews.com/article/uffizi-climate-activists-protests-botticelli-birth-of-venus-1151a19a1af4e8adbdbf5744c233c7a2 |title=Climate activists target Botticelli’s ‘Birth of Venus’ in Florence’s Uffizi Gallery |date=13 February 2024 |work=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref>