Museum Florence

Not far from the Uffizi, the Gallery of the Academy in Via Ricasoli n. 60 houses the masterpiece that attracts tourists more than any other, Michelangelo’s David. The figure of a young man carved in marble, it incarnates the absolute in masculine beauty (open 9 a.m.- 2 p.m., closed Mondays). The National Bargello Museum (Via Proconsolo, n. 4, open 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.) contains a splendid section dedicated to sculptures, where Donatello’s David stands out, and a section housing the minor arts like ivories, enamels, arms and fabrics. The Archeological Museum (Via della Colonna, n. 36, open 9 a.m.- 2 p.m.: closed Mondays) houses the Egyptian Museum, the Etruscan-Greek-Roman Antiquarium, the Gallery of Etruscan Sculpture and the topographical museum with reconstructed antique tombs. Also worth visiting at Sesto Fiorentino, small center in the urban belt, the Richard Ginori porcelain factory’s Doccia Museum of antique china-ware. The Gallery of the Spedale degli Innocenti is found in Piazza SS. Annunziata n.12 (open 9 a.m.- 1 p.m., closed Mondays). The Bardini Museum, in Piazza dei Mozzi (open 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. closed Wednesdays) contains the collection of the same name, one of the most important in the world. The Museum of Santa Maria Novella in Piazza Santa Maria Novella (9 a.m. – 2 p.m.; closed Fridays) is annexed onto the church. The Stibbert Museum (in the Villa of the same name at Montughi) houses one of the most valuable collections of arms in the world, as well as art objects and costumes. Also amongst the Florentine museums, the Horne Museum, in Corso Tintori, and the San Marco Museum with frescoes by Beato Angelico. Gallery of the Academy Tel. 055 2388609 National Bargello Museum Tel. 055 2388606 Archeological Museum Tel. 055 23575 Doccia Museum Tel. 055 4207767 Gallery of the Spedale Tel. 055 2491708 Bardini Museum Tel. 055 2342427 Museum of Santa Maria Novella Tel. 055 282187 Stibbert Museum Tel. 055 475520 Horne Museum Tel. 055 244661.