Archaeological Museum Tickets
Florence Archaeological Museum Ticket Reservation
This reservation includes an hourly reservation entry to the Archaeological Museum of Florence.
Agency fees 3.00 euros.
Address: Via della Colonna 36 - Firenze
Opening hours: from Monday to Friday 8:30 - 7:00 pm; Saturday and Sunday: 8.30 am - 2.00 pm.
Please note: if you are booking entrance tickets for this museum, choose compatible entrance time matching opening hours with the day of the week you want to visit the museum.
Closing: New Year's Day, May 1st and Christmas Day.
The Museum: born in the '800s from the first ancient findings belonging to the Medici, previously preserved at the Uffizi, the Archaeological Museum is made up of two big sections: the Egyptian museum and the Etruscan-Greek-Roman antiquarium. In the Etruscan collection the famous vase of “François” is exhibited with numerous sarcophagi of great beauty such as the one of the “Amazons” and various bronze statues like the “Arrigantore” and the “Chimaera”. The Egyptian museum (the second most important one in Italy after Turin), includes vases, statues, stems, pictures and funeral outfits.
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The Archaeological Museum in Florence
The first group of exhibits, just part of the enormous patrimony of the museum, dates from Cosimo il Vecchio and Lorenzo il Magnifico.
The collection was enlarged by the House of Lorraine and was on show in the Uffizzi until 1880 when it was moved to its present place in the Palazzo della Crocetta which was built in 17th century for Maria Maddalena de' Medici. The exhibits are divided into themes: Greek, Roman and Etruscan antiquities, the Egyptian museum (second largest in Italy after Turin), and the Etruscan topographical museum. There are also numerous other collections: numismatic, amphorae, inscriptions and so on.
Among the many masterpieces on exhibit it is the bronze statue called the Chimera of Arezzo, the mythical three-headed lion discovered in the Arezzo countryside in 1553 and probably restored by Benvenuto Cellini. The statue, l'Arringatore, found near Lake Trasimeno, dates from I B.C. An inscription identifies the figure wearing a toga as the Etruscan noble, Aule Meteli. It depicts him speaking in public. An important piece in the Greek ceramic collection is the Vaso François, a result of collaboration between the potter Ergotimos and Kleitias who painted the black figures.
The Egyptian section is on the first floor and includes the Nizzoli and Schiapparelli collections and finds from the excavations carried out in 1828-9 by Rosellini and Champollion.
How to choose the correct ticket
Half price ticket: for 18-24 year olds from the European Union.
Free ticket (reservation only)
All visitors under 18 years old from any country (children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
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