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Confusion re: Accademia ticket pricing

Posted by (Gaithersburg) on

I'm on the site to order tickets and it shows the following:

Tickets
Full price: € 6,50
In conjunction with the exhibit “Robert Mapplethorpe " full ticket price € 10.00, reduced € 5.00
Reservation cost
€ 4,00

From what I can tell, the Mapplethorpe exhibit ended September 27 so I assumed that the tickets should now be back down to € 6,50 plus the reservation fee. When I try to buy the tickets though, it's still showing the €10 price as the ticket price. Am I reading something incorrectly? Here's the direct link to the page:
http://www.b-ticket.com/b-ticket/uffizi/venueAccademia.aspx

Any help in figuring this out would be appreciated!

Posted by
306 posts

I believe there is a reservation fee that brings the full price to 10 euros.

Posted by
16 posts

Update: I actually got a reply from the "help" desk today. It seems that they extended the Mapplethorpe exhibit for a few more months so the ticket price is still inflated to €10 plus the €4 reservation fee. Total becomes €14 which is too bad since I wasn't interested in seeing the Mapplethorpe exhibit so was waiting for the prices to come down =)

Posted by
606 posts

Yes, you pay extra to get reservations, but it's worth it to avoid the lines (mostly...you still have to wait in a short line).

I saw the Mapplethorpe exhibit when I was there in June. After days of looking at nude statues in Florence, it was hard to see what all the controversy was about when the photos first came out. I noted how well the photos of muscular, perfect bodies fit in with the muscular, idealized statues there by great artists of the past.

Posted by
1005 posts

Yes, get the reservation. Was just in Florence in July and we did have reservations for both Accademia and Uffizi and glad we did. We, too, had to pay the extra fee for the Mapplethorpe exhibit which we really didn't want to see. We did walk through the special exhibit but it took only a few minutes.

Posted by
192 posts

Just returned from Florence. We paid 10 Euros each on Oct. 1 without a reservation. We just happened on the Accadmeia and hardly had a line to wait in at all.

Posted by
2 posts

Yeah, the Mapplethorpe exhibit is still going on; but it's a good one. We had reservations for the Accademia but pry could've gotten in quickly without one at 9:45 in the AM and saved the 4 euros.

Posted by
32 posts

Total cost if you book thru http://www.b-ticket.com/b-ticket/uffizi/venueAccademia.aspx will be 14 euro. My wife and I found Academia lacking in all respect. The only thing worth watching is David and that is not worth the 14 euro or the hype this museum commands. Personally we loved the Duomo- which is so rich in its art pieces and the entrance is just 4 euro or 6 euro I dont remember now.
You can watch the replica David on Palazzio Signoria-save your 14 euro IMO.

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