The Civic Aquarium of Milan, built in 1905 and housed in a beautiful Art Nouveau building, is the third oldest aquarium in Europe. The aquarium has over 100 different ... read more
The Medici Chapels, located at the historical Basilica of San Lorenzo (Brunelleschi, 15th-century), are 16th and 17th extensions in honour of the Medici family, the ... read more
The Orsanmichele Church and Museum, part of the Bargello Museum, was built by the guilds between 1380 and 1404 in 'pietra forte' and adorned with sculptures ... read more
The Innocenti Museum is located in the monumental complex that includes the building designed in 1419 by Filippo Brunelleschi, an example of early Renaissance ... read more
The Museo Nazionale del Bargello was established by royal decree on June 22, 1865, as Italy’s first national museum, and is dedicated to Medieval and Renaissance art. ... read more
The Villa La Quiete is a blueprint of the history of the Medici House, devotion and female education, featuring artistic treasures of the 17th and 18th centuries. The ... read more
The Villa il Gioiello, or Villa Galileo, is the home where the great scientist spent the last part of his life, from 1631 until his death in 1642, confined to house ... read more
The Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology (Museo Nazionale di Antropologia ed Etnologia), housed in Palazzo Nonfinito, holds a large collection of 25.00 ... read more
The Museum of Natural History (Museo di Storia Naturale di Firenze) - Section of Geology and Paleontology, and also part of the University of Florence, features a ... read more
The Marino Marini museum contains and displays 183 works by Marino Marini (1901-1980): sculptures, paintings, drawings and engravings, all works from 1916 to 1977. The ... read more
Le Cenacolo di Sant'Apollonia is the former refectory or dining hall of the former Benedictine convent Sant'Apollonia, dating back to 1339. It is famous for ... read more
The Museum of the Opificio Delle Pietre Dure, displays wonderful examples of pietre dure works such as finished works dating back to the time of the Medici, as well ... read more
The Museo Salvatore Ferragamo, opened in 1995, is a company museum, dedicated to the history of the Ferragamo company, the life of its founder, Salvatore Ferragamo, and ... read more
The Palazzo Strozzi is one of the greatest masterpieces of Florentine architecture, a symbol of Renaissance style, built in 1489 and designed by Benedetto da Maiano. ... read more
The Palazzo Davanzati Museo, also known as the Museum of the Historic Florentine House (Museo della Casa Fiorentina Antica), was originally home to the Davizzi, a ... read more
The Pietro Bazzanti & Son Art Gallery (Pietro Bazzanti e Figlio Art Gallery) established in 1822, holds high the traditional artisan techniques of sculpture in ... read more
The Museum of San Marco consists of the former perfectly preserved fifteenth century Dominican convent, restored and enlarged to its present size for Cosimo the Elder ... read more
The Brancacci Chapel (14th century) is famous for its frescoes, commissioned in 1423 by the merchant Felice Brancacci, and mainly made by Masolino and Masaccio. They ... read more
The Porcelain Museum, opened in 1973 and a section of the Silver Museum, displays mainly porcelain tableware belonging to the royal families of Medici, Lorraine, and ... read more
The Museo Horne features the collection of the English collector Herbert P. Horne (1864-1916) who donated his palace and collections to the Italian State. He lived in ... read more