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MUSEUMSFLORENCE Information: Museums in Florence phone +39 055 294883 To book your tickets in advance: http://www.florence-museum.com http://www.florenceart.it/booking Guided tours: http://www.florence-museum.com http://www.italy.artviva.com http://www.contexttravel.com Galleria degli Uffizi - Uffizi Gallery Loggiato degli Uffizi, 6 Closed: Monday Galleria dell’Accademia - Accademia Gallery Via Ricasoli, 60 Closed: Monday Cappelle Medicee - Medici Chapels Piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini Closed: every 1st, 3rd and 5th Monday of the month and every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. Museo del Bargello - Bargello Museum Via del Proconsolo, 4 Closed: every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month and every 1st, 3rd, 5th Sunday of the month. Museo Archeologico - Archeological Museum Via della Colonna, 38 Closed: open all week. Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Galleria del Costume Gallery of Modern Art and Costume Gallery Palazzo Pitti Closed: every 1st, 3rd, 5th Monday and every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month. Galleria Palatina - Palatina Gallery Palazzo Pitti Closed: Monday Museo degli Argenti e Museo delle Porcellane - Silver and China Museums Palazzo Pitti Closed: every 1st and 4th Monday of the month. Il Giardino di Boboli - Boboli Garden Palazzo Pitti Closed: every 1st and last Monday of the month. Entrance to the Boboli Gardens includes entrance to the Silver and China Museums, when open. Museo di San Marco - San Marco Museum Piazza S. Marco Closed: every 1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday and every 2nd and 4th Monday of the month. Palazzo Vecchio Piazza della Signoria Closed: open all week. SIENA To book your tickets in advance: http://www.siena-museum.com/ Palazzo Pubblico e Torre del Mangia - Town Hall Museum and Mangia Tower Piazza del Campo The Town Hall, built between 1297 and 1342, represents an important example of Gothic architecture in Tuscany. It houses many works of art including the frescoes Guidoriccio da Fogliano and the Maestà, fine masterpieces by Simone Martini. Closed: open all week. Museo dell’Opera del Duomo - Museum of the Cathedral Piazza del Duomo The museum exhibits important paintings by Sienese artists ranging from the 13th to the 17th centuries - including the famous Maestà of Duccio. Closed: open all week. Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena - National Gallery Via San Pietro, 29 The most important collection of Sienese paintings from its origins to the 18th century. The Gallery also houses part of the Spannocchi Collection with paintings mainly by North European artists of the 16th and 18th centuries. Closed: Monday afternoon. Collezione del Monte dei Paschi Collection of the historical seat of the Monte dei Paschi Bank Piazza Salimbeni, 3 Phone +39 0577 7294701 Visits on request Result of former comissions of the bank (founded in 1481) and of acquisitions policy in the last century, the collection displays sienese paintings from XIVth to XXth centuries and numerous objects of fine handicrafts. Spedale di Santa Maria della Scala - Santa Maria della Scala Museum Piazza Duomo Closed: open all week. http://www.santamariadellascala.com AREZZO Basilica di San Francesco (Cappella Bacci) La Leggenda della Vera Croce di Piero della Francesca The Legend of the True Cross, the masterpiece by Piero della Francesca. Piazza San Francesco http://www.pierodellafrancesca.it Casa di Giorgio Vasari Museum of the house of Giorgio Vasari Via XX Settembre, 55 Closed: Tuesday Museo Archeologico Gaio Cilnio Mecenate Archaeological Museum Gaio Cilnio Mecene Via Margaritone, 10 From prehistoric finds to the Etruscan and Roman sections. Closed: open all week, in the morning. Museo Statale d’Arte Medievale e Moderna Museum of medieval and modern art Via San Lorentino, 8 The Museum displays works by the major Aretine artists (Margaritone, Spinello Aretino, Luca Signorelli, Giorgio Vasari). Closed: Monday Anfiteatro Romano Roman amphitheater The amphitheater was built between the end of the first century and the beginning of the second century A.D. Chiesa di San Domenico San Domenico Church Piazza San Domenico Crucifix by Cimabue (1260) |
