(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 2 - Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano on Wednesday slammed the Uffizi Gallery's decision to close on the Monday of the long 'bridge' weekend around the national holiday of All Saint's Day on Tuesday.
In a letter to gallery director Eike Schmidt, Sangiuliano called the decision "extremely serious" and said that the case had hurt the image of the Uffizi and the whole Italian museum system.
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