Best Museums in Florence
Florence is home to 6 world-class museums. From ancient collections to contemporary art, here is your complete guide with opening hours, prices, and directions.
Uffizi Gallery
A prominent art museum located adjacent to the Piazza della Signoria in the Historic Centre of Florence.
- Admission
- €20 standard admission
- Founded
- 1581
Galleria dell'Accademia
Home of Michelangelo's David and one of the most-visited museums in Italy.
- Admission
- €16 standard admission
- Founded
- 1784
Museo Nazionale del Bargello
The world's most important collection of Renaissance sculpture, in a thirteenth-century fortified palace.
- Admission
- €11 standard admission
- Founded
- 1865
Palazzo Pitti
Florence's grand Medici palace, holding the Palatine Gallery, the Royal Apartments, and the Boboli Gardens.
- Admission
- €16 standard admission
- Founded
- 1828
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
The museum that preserves the sculpture and architecture of Florence's Cathedral complex.
- Admission
- €30 (combined ticket with the entire cathedral complex)
- Founded
- 1891
Museo Galileo
A history-of-science museum on the Arno, with Galileo Galilei's original instruments and Medici scientific collections.
- Admission
- €10 standard admission
- Founded
- 1930