Famous Museums in Florence
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The Garden Of Archimedes Mathematics Museum
(73 Votes)
Mathematics is a science, and it needs its own museum. That’s why this one was established inthe ITT Marco Polo educational centre. The purpose of the museum is to narrate the history of mathematics, and to emphasise its socio-cultural importance over the centuries. To this purpose, it has been divide into three sections: The Pythogoras Theorem: An interactive exhibit that takes visitors...Read more -
Herbert P. Horne was a wealthy architect, scholar and collector who came to Florence at the end of the 19th century to study the Renaissance. In particular he was interested in the Renaissance influenced home décor, and wanted to create such a home for himself. The result was this lavish, exquisitely decorated home. Its highlights are: 4th century Florentine and Sienese paintings. The p...Read more -
Museum Of Goldsmith Alessandro Dari
(92 Votes)
Alessandro Dari is a polymath of sorts – poet, alchemist, musician, and master goldsmith. He taught himself goldsmithing when he could not get an apprenticeship. He wasn’t a regular goldsmith though. His specialty was sculptures of every kind, especially rings. Today, his workshop museum is set up in the Renaissance style of work that inspired him. The collections are thematically a...Read more -
Museum Of Opera Of Saint Maria Of Fiore
(48 Votes)
Museum of Opera of Saint Maria Of Fiore or Museo dell'Opera del Duomo houses the exquisite sculptures and statues made by Donatello and Michelangelo as well as the Bronze plated Baptistery panels of san Giovanni at the Restoraration center. The museum supposedly exhibits one of the most significant sculptures of all time that were created for the Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore. With an aim...Read more -
Cappelle Medicee
(37 Votes)
Medici Chapels are part of the huge premises that form the Basilica of San Lorenzo. The basilica complex was formed over 2 centuries and the history of the chapels dates back to the 14th and 15th centuries. Today, The Medici Chapels has become the final burial ground for the Medici family where you will find several crypts of the grand dukes of Tuscany as well as their wives. The Sagrestia Nuov...Read more -
Pitti Palace- Costume Gallery
(40 Votes)
This is an interesting place in Florence where you can visit to see various costume products of the top Italian designers. There are plenty of collections here from the grave of Cosimo and his wife. This is the most visited place in the museum here. You must come here during the exhibition of Italian fabrics. The staff will give you a detailed description of every clothes and fabric used here. ...Read more -
Museo Casa Di Dante
(9 Votes)
Dante Alighieri, or simply known as Dante, is one of the most important Italian poets who shaped the literary world in the Middle ages. His contribution is so great that Dante is considered to be the father of the Italian language. Today, the house rebuilt at the start of the 20th century on the site of Dante's birthplace attracts locals and travelers alike. This house-cum-museum, which was des...Read more -
Leonardo Da Vinci Museum
(120 Votes)Leonardo da Vinci Museum, located in Vinci, is a treat for locals and travelers alike. This museum is known for housing a vast collection of machines and models. This collection is presented in such a way that its precise references to Leonardo’s sketches as well as handwritten notes can be seen easily. You will also get to see digital animations and interactive applications to support th...Read more -
Museum Leonardo Da Vinci Museo Machines
(66 Votes)Via Camillo Cavour, 21, 50129 Firenze FI, ItalyMuseum -
San Marco Museum
(17 Votes)Piazza San Marco, 3, 50121 Firenze, ItalyMuseum -
Basilica Di Santo Spirito
(7 Votes)Piazza Santo Spirito, 30, 50125 Firenze, ItalyChurch, Museum -
Chiesa Di Santo Stefano Al Ponte
(525 Votes)
This 11th century Romanesque Roman Catholic church is no longer a place of worship; instead, it’s a concert hall. Of it’s original look, only the façade marblework remains; in the 17th century, a crypt and a choir were added to the insides. There’s a diocesan museum on site that contains various religious artworks received from other churches for conservation. The most ...Read more -
Museo Di Mineralogia E Litologia
Via Giorgio la Pira, 4, 50121 Firenze, ItalyMuseum -
Museo Bardini
(180 Votes)
Bardini spent much of life collecting antiques, and then he was kind enough to donate it to the Florence. Even the building was purchased and renovated into a nice Neo-Renaissance palace (it used to be a convent). In addition to the galleries, the museum also has several laboratories that work on restoring old artwork. There are about 2000 items altogether, ranging from ancient art, sculpture, ...Read more -
Museo Di Geologia E Paleontologia
(469 Votes)
With over 200,000 specimens, the museum has quite an impressive record of prehistoric earth. Mammoths, cave bears, sabre-toothed tigers, leopards, extinct relatives of the elephants called the Sirenia; a whole room just for the dog sized ancestor of the horse; a nine-million year old ape that was a hominid ancestor; Moa, which are flightless birds; and finally fossil formations from seven hundr...Read more
