Museo di San Marco

This museum was initially the dominican convent, restored and enlarged to its present size by Michelozzo. This building was the scene of fervent religious activity, initiated by personalities such as Beato Angelico and Gerolamo Savonarola. The museum of San The museum offers the visitor an example of a perfectly preserved fifteenth century convent designed to coordinate and simplify the monastic life. Marco is worth visiting for its architecture alone.The library within the museum, one of the finest interiors of the Renaissance with a fine series of illuminated manuscripts. The museum also has a very beautiful Last Supper frescoed by Ghirlandaio at the end of the15th century.

Museo dell'Opera del Duomo

This museum, formally a Gothic Cathedral houses artworks from the Baptisty and the Tower of Giotto. On display are the equipment used by Brunelleschi to build the dome, as well as his death mask. Look out for the figure of Mary Magdalene started by Michelangelo and completed by his student Perhaps its best piece is Michelangelo's Pietà, which he intended for his own tomb. There is also Donatello's carving of the prophet Habakkuk and his wooden impression of Mary Magdalene. The collection of sculptures is considered the city's second best after that in the Museo del Bargello.

Galleria degli Uffizi

The Uffizi Gallery is one of the greatest museums in Italy and the world. The Uffizi houses the art collection of the famous Medici family and contains masterpieces by Italian and foreign artists from the 13th to the 18th century, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Cimabue, Giotto, Masaccio, Beato Angelico, Botticelli, Caravaggio, Piero della Francesca, Raphael, along with Rubens, Rembrandt, Dürer, Goya and many others. The Vasari Corridor hosts a rich collection of portraits by past and present artists. Built by Vasari in 1565, it passes above the Ponte Vecchio or the "Old Bridge" which is infact the oldest bridge in the city.

Museo del Bargello

The National Museo del Bargello is one of the oldest buildings in Florence and is considered to have the best collection of sculpures in the city. It was initially the residence of the "Bargello". Built in 1255 it is one of the most beautiful in Italy, The building's use as a National Museum began in the mid-nineteenth century. The Bargello offers an incredible collection of sculptures and its courtyard and interiors contain some of the masterpieces of the Tuscan Renaissance. It contains masterpieces by Brunelleschi, Michelangelo, Cellini, Giambologna and Donatello alognwith priceless ivories, enamels, jewels, tapestries and weapons.

Galleria dell'Accademia

The Accademy Gallery is one of the best known museums in Florence, because it houses famous sculptures by Michelangelo, including the "David", "Pieta of Palestina" and "The four prisoners". There are also many paintings collected by the Grand Duke Peter Leopold to help the young Florentine artists, enrolled in the Academy of Arts school which is still next door to the gallery.

 

 

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