- Galleria dell’Accademia - Enjoy your skip-the-line ticket to enter the Accademia Gallery and explore it with your expert, private guide. Ask them all the questions you might have, they’ll be at your full disposal throughout the whole visit. \n\nDuring the 1.5-hour of the visit duration, you’ll get to see one of the most important museums in Italy, home to some of the most famous masterpieces in the history of art today. This museum houses the largest Michelangelo sculpture collection in the world, including, amongst others, the renowned David, The Prisoners and San Matteo. In addition, here you will find the single largest collection of paintings on gold background and also the Museum of musical instruments. \n\nIn case you didn’t know, this Gallery was established in 1784 by the Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo di Lorena, next to the ancient Academy of Art and Design with the aim of positioning sculptural models that students could study and reproduce. At the Academy, they studied some of the best known Florentine artists, among them Michelangelo Buonarroti, Francesco da Sangallo, Benvenuto Cellini, Giorgio Vasari and Giambologna.
- Skip-the-line access to the Museum
- Headphones for groups over 5 members
- 90-minute private tour
- Inclusion of temporary exhibitions
- Guidance by a friendly local expert
- Transportation to/from attractions
- Food and drinks
It’s hard not to sneak a peek at Michelangelo’s David - the crown jewel of Italian sculpture - on display at the Accademia Gallery. With this tour, you get to bypass the queue and feast your eyes on the remarkable Renaissance collection. Elena, one of our local tour guides, suggests, ‘Venture beyond the intricacies of unfinished sculptures and Renaissance art in the gallery. Unearth insights into the lifestyle of the historical Medici family of Florence.’
Journey through the gallery’s seven chambers to appreciate paintings, frescos, and altarpieces, and discover why Michelangelo’s incomplete statues continue to pique interest today. The Tribune houses the main attraction of the gallery. The massive statue of David, carved from a single marble slab by Michelangelo when he was just 26, provides a radical interpretation of David ahead of his confrontation with Goliath.
Pay a visit to the Museum of Musical Instruments to witness an exquisite collection of string and wind apparatus, including a unique Stradivari viola adorned with the Medici family emblem.
- Only bottles of water not exceeding 0.5 litres are permitted inside the museum. In addition, it is prohibited to drink inside the museum’s exhibition halls
- At the metal detectors, all other kinds of drinks, in both cans and bottles, will be retained
- No medical restrictions
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
