Museums

The Palazzo Pitti is a vast, mainly Renaissance, palace in Florence. It is situated on the south side of the River Arno, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio. The core of the present palazzo was originally the town residence of Luca Pitti, an ambitious Florentine banker, and it was actually built by his order. The first architect of Palazzo Pitti was Filippo Brunelleschi. He died in 1446, and construction was continued by his student Luca Fancelli, who also worked on many other important projects in Florence.The construction of the palace lasted more than 40 years. All in all, this ...

The Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze, or "Gallery of the Academy of Florence," is an art museum in Florence, Italy. It is best known as the home of Michelangelo's sculpture David, welcoming visitors worldwide. It also has other sculptures by Michelangelo and a collection of Renaissance paintings.The statue of David is carved in marble between 1501 and 1504. It was an unprecedentedly short time considering its size. The sculpture depicts a celebrated Biblical hero who slew the giant Goliath with just one stone to his forehead. Michelangelo was brilliant at portraying an image of stre ...

Museo dell'Opera del Duomo is the museum of the Cathedral, founded in 1891. The collections housed here are inspired by the religious and civil history of Sienese art. The museum's itinerary is spread over two floors and includes works by Giovanni Pisano, Donatello, Michelangelo and many others.The main part of the museum is situated in the former monastery of San Paolo and hosts a collection of works coming from the Cathedral and its adjacent bell tower, called Giotto's Campanile. The museum also comprises collections from other religious buildings in Florence: San Lorenzo, Santa Maria ...

Located in Florence, San Marco Museum is one of the preeminent collections of archaic Italian art. Featuring masterpieces by Fra Angelico, Lorenzo Monaco, and many other early Italian masters, it became one of the favorite spots for fans of Italian art. The collection includes masterpieces from the Middle Ages and early Renaissance.The present complex of the museum is composed of a series of buildings, which include cloisters, two churches, and a thoroughly frescoed refectory. The convent of San Marco, with its great Renaissance library, was founded in 1436 by the Prior and reformer of the ...

The Uffizi is one of the most famous museums in the world. Millions of people flock to Florence to see this amazing museum each year and soak up the history, art and culture. While you can spend hours exploring the halls of self-portraits, paintings, sculptures and much more, we’ve put together a list of the main highlights which you just must check out.The Uffizi Gallery is a museum in Florence, Italy. It is one of the oldest and most famous art museums of the Western world. It is especially known for its collection of Renaissance art.The building that houses the Uffizi Gallery was ...

Museum houses a substantial collection of works of art, mainly sculptures and decorative arts, from the 14th to 17th centuries. Bargello is not an ordinary museum. Its collections bring together some of the most influential sculptures of the Italian Middle Ages and Renaissance, including masterpieces by Donatello, Michelangelo, Brunelleschi, Luca della Robbia, Desiderio da Settignano and others.It is one of the first public buildings in the city. It was initially built as a palace for the Italian Captain of the People, i.e., the head of the city's judicial system, in 1255. And later, the ...

Palazzo Pubblico is the town hall of Siena, Italy. It was designed by a group of architects headed by Lippo Memmi. The construction began in 1297 and its original purpose was to house the republican government, consisting of the Podestà and Council of Nine. The palazzo is perceived as a perfect architectural expression of the city-state.The design of the building is similar to that of other civic buildings in Italy such as Pisa's Palazzo della Carovana and Verona's Palazzo della Ragione, but unlike them, it kept its original form from when it was built 700 years ago. The outside of the s ...

Galleria Nazionale dell'Umbria is the Italian national paintings collection of Umbria, housed in the Palazzo dei Priori, Perugia. Its collection contains the most outstanding representations of the Umbrian School of painting, ranging from the 13th to the 19th century, with works by artists such as Perugino, Pinturicchio, Raphael, Titian and Federico Barocci.The Galleria Nazionale's main hall is known as the Sala del Cambio and it's a spectacular feat of architecture. It was used as a money-exchange office for merchants and bankers during medieval times. The name Cambio means "exchange" ...