Museums

FLORENCE MUSEUMS AT A GLANCE

  • Accademia Michelangelo's David and powerful (unfinished) Prisioners. Reserve ahead. Hours: Tue - Sun 8.15 - 18.50, closed Mon.
  • Uffizi Gallery Greatest collection of Italian paintings anywhere. Reserve at least two weeks in advance. Hours: Tue - Sun 8.15 - 18.50, closed Mon.
  • Duomo Museum Underrated cathedral museum with sculptures. Hours: Mon - Sat 9.00 - 19.30, Sun 9.00 - 13.40
  • Bargello Underappreciated sculpture museum (Michelangelo, Donatello, Medici treasures). Hours: Tue - Sun period Apr-Oct 8.15-17.00, Nov-March 8.15-13.50; also open first, third and fifth Mon of each month.
  • Museum of San Marco Best collection anywhere of artwork by the early Renaissance master Fra Angelico. Hours: Tue-Fri 8.15-13.50, Sat 8.15-16.50; also open 8.15-16.50 on second and fourth Sun and 8.15-13.50 on first, third and fifth Mon of each month.
  • Medici Chapels Tombs of Florence's great ruling family, designed and carved by Michelangelo. Hours: Tue-Sat Apr-Oct 8.15-16.50, Nov-March 8.15-13.50; also open first, third and fifth Sun and second and fourth Mon of each month.
  • Galileo Science Museum Fascinating old clocks, telescopes, maps, and Galileo's finger. Hours: Mon Wed Thu Fri 9.30-17.00, Tue and Sat 9.30-13.00, closed Sun
  • Pitti Palace Several museums in lavish palace plus sprawling Boboli and Bardini Gardens. Hours: Palatine Gallery, Royal Apartments, and Modern Art Gallery: Tue-Sun 8.15-18.50, closed Mon; Argenti Museum, Costume Gallery, Porcelain Museum, and Boboli and Bardini Gardens: Daily 8.15-18.30, until 19.30 June.Aug, closed first and last Mon of the month, shorter hours in winter http://florencebydenis.blogspot.com/2011/07/palatina-gallery-of-palazzo-pitti.html
  • Brancacci Chapel Works of Masaccio, early Renaissance, master who reinvented perspective. Hours: Mon Wen Thu Fri Sat 10.00-17.00, Sun 13.00-17.00, closed Tue. Reservation required.
  • Medici-Riccardi Palace Lorenzo the Magnificent's home, with fine art, frescoed ceilings, and a lovely Chapel of the Magi. hours: Thu-Tue 9.00-19.00, closed Wed
  • Climbing the Duomo's Dome Grand view into the cathedral, close-up of dome architecture, and, after 463 steps, a glorious Florence vista. Hours: Mon-Fri 8.30-19.00, Stìat 8.30-17.40, closed Sun. Long and slow lines, go early, no reservation accepted.
  • Giotto's Campanile Views similar to Duomo's, 50 fewer steps, and fewer lines. Hours: Daily 8.30-19.30
  • Baptistery Bronze doors fit to be the gates of paradise. Hours: Doors always viewable; interior open Mon-Sat 12.15-19.00 except first Sat of month 8.30-14.00, Sun 8.30-14.00
  • Palazzo Vecchio (Old Palace) Fortified palace, once the home of the Medici family, wallpapered with history and Renaissance themes. Hours: Fri-Wed 9.00-19.00, Thu 9.00-14.00
  • Ponte Vecchio (Old Bridge) Famous bridge lined with gold and silver shops. Hours: Bridge always open, shops closed at night.
  • Casa Buonarroti Early, lesser know works by Michelangelo. Hours: Wed-Mon 9.30-14.00, closed Tue
  • Piazzale Michelangelo Hilltop square with stunning view of Old Bridge, Old Palce, river Arno and the Duomo. Hours: Always open
  • Palazzo Davanzati How life was in the Renaissance. Hours: Mon-Sun 8,15-13.50, closed second and fourth sunday and first third and fifth monday of each month. http://florencebydenis.blogspot.com/2011/09/palazzo-davanzati-guided-tour.html

 

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