In Florence, there are the city museums run by the City of Florence (Comune di Firenze) itself, as opposed to the state-run museums that fall under the management of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Affairs. They are called the Musei Civici Fiorentini locali.
Why is this important to know? Knowing they are managed is useful when one or the other open up their network for free entry or other special initiatives. For example, some city network museums are free when Florence celebrates the last of the Medici family (Anna Luisa de' Medici on February 18th every year) or when State museums hold an evening with free entry during the summer. All State museums offer free entry on the 1st Sunday of the month between October and March, while the city museums offer them every first Sunday of the month but only to local residents.
Without further ado, here's the list of the city museums with ticket information and opening hours - check below the table for details on who qualifies for reduced and free entry:
| Museum | Entry ticket | Hours |
| Museum Piazza della Signoria
| Full: € 12.50 Reduced: € 10 free entry for children under 18, disabled visitors and companions, tour guides | MUSEUM |
| Palazzo Vecchio – Tower | Full: € 12.50 Reduced: € 10 | TOWER |
| Palazzo Vecchio – Museum + Tower | Full: € 17.50 Reduced: € 15 | Museum and Tower |
| Museum | Entry ticket | Hours |
| Piazza del Carmine
| Full: € 8 Reduced: € 6 | Monday/Wednesday/Thursday/Friday: 10am-5pm |
| Santa Maria Novella – the church and cloisters Piazza Santa Maria Novella
| Full: € 5 Reduced: € 3,50 * | Monday/Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday: 9am–5:30pm Friday: 11am–5:30pm Saturday: 9am – 5pm Sundays and religious holidays - from July to September:12-5pm / from October to June: 1–5pm
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| Stefano Bardini Museum Via dei Renai, 37 (Ponte alle Grazie) | Full: € 7 Reduced: € 5.50 | Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 11am-5pm |
| Museum | Entry ticket | Hours |
| Novecento Museum Spedale delle Leopoldine P. Santa Maria Novella 10 | Full: € 9.50 Reduced: € 4.50 | April - September: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday: 11am-8pm / Thursday 11am - 2pm / Friday 11am - 11pm |
| Salvatore Romano Foundation Piazza Santo Spirito, 29 | Full: € 3 Reduced: € 2 | Monday, Saturday, Sunday: 10am-4pm |
| Piazza Poggi | Full: € 4 | From 24th of June until 14th of September from 5pm - 8pm |
| Forte di Belvedere Via San Leonardo, 1 | May, 14th - October, 2 open Tuesday - Sunday from 10am - 7,:30pm and closed on Monday |
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Reduced tickets for:
- age 18-25 and over 65, university students
Free entry to all city museums for:
- under the age of 18
- disabled visitors and their companions
- students groups and their teaching staff
- tour guides and interpreters
- members of ICOM, ICOMOS and ICCROM
* The only museum with different conditions for reduced and free entry is Santa Maria Novella. Reduced ticket prices are available for senior citizens aged over 65 and students groups under the age of 18 while free entry is offered to:
- residents of the city of Florence
- children up to 5 years of age
- disabled visitors and their carers
- members of religious orders or congregations and diocesan clergy
- leaders of school parties or groups (1 every 15 members)
- tour guides and interpreters
- members of ICOM, ICOMOS and ICCROM
Ticket office closing times:
Museo di Palazzo Vecchio: one hour before museum closing time
Santa Maria Novella: 45 minutes before museum closing time
All other museums: half an hour before museum closing time
LAST UPDATE: 02/03/2023
