Florence, Accademia Gallery opens for free on 2 June

Florence, May 30, 2024 - On Sunday the 2nd of June, the Accademia Gallery in Florence will open its doors to the public for free thanks to the initiative "#SundayattheMuseum" (#DomenicalMuseo) promoted by MiC-Ministry of Culture, with opening hours from 8:15 AM to 6:50 PM (last entry at 6:20 PM).

No reservations can be made, but we strongly advise that on all other days (at a cost of €4) tickets be acquired through the call by phoning +39 055 294883 or online at the Museum's official website at this link: Accademia Gallery Florence. #DomenicalMuseo è l’occasione per visitare la Galleria dell’Accademia a Firenze gratuitamente nel weekend della Festa della Repubblica

On that occasion, it will be possible to admire some of the most important painting and sculpture collections in the world and masterpieces. The Prigioni and Michelangelo's David. As well as the collection of models and plaster casts by Lorenzo Bartolini and his pupil Luigi Pampaloni which make up the Gipsoteca set up in the monumental 19th-century Hall. In addition, the museum houses a rich collection of ancient Italian paintings and the musical instruments of the Medici and Lorraine grand dukes, mostly from the collections of the Luigi Cherubini Conservatory in Florence. Particularly prestigious is the collection of gold-ground paintings from the 13th to the early 15th century from ReGallery dell'Accademia in Florence with pictorial specimens by leading Florentine artists such as Maestro della Maddalena, Giotto, Maestro della Santa Cecilia, Taddeo Gaddi Andrea Orcagna Nardo di Cione.

Not least rich is 15th-century painting. There are works by Paolo Uccello, Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio and Filippino Lippi in the field of Renaissance painting. To this room at the beginning of Accademia Gallery visitors are welcomed by the great model of Giambologna's Rape of Sabine Women.