Here is some good news from the Florentine:
Following the success of last year's Art Tuesdays, which give residents and visitors further opportunities to enjoy Italy's vast cultural heritage, the Italian ministry of culture is offering once-a-month free entrance during extended evening hours to Italy's state museums. For the rest of 2011, admission is free on the following evenings: April 26, May 31, June 28, July 26, August 30, September 27, October 25, November 29 and December 27. In Florence, the participating museums are the Uffizi Gallery; Galleria dell'Accademia; Bargello Museum; Medici Chapels; San Marco Museum; Museum of Palazzo Davanzati; Gallery of Modern Art and Palatine Gallery, both in Palazzo Pitti.