Florence Bargello Museum Tickets

Skip the queue at the Bargello Museum in Florence. With these tickets, you can immerse yourself in the 18th-century Italian Renaissance by viewing great works from that period. These pieces are housed in one of Florence’s oldest buildings, right in the heart of one of Italy’s most important cities.

Also known as the Bargello National Museum, it is housed in a building dating from 1255. Originally the seat of the Capitano del Popolo (Captain of the People) and later of the Podestà, the palace became, in the 16th century, the residence of the Bargello, that is to say, the chief of police. It was used as a prison throughout the 18th century. Its walls have witnessed significant episodes in history, which you can see for yourself when you step inside.

The building began to be used as a National Museum in the mid-19th century. Today it houses sculptures, mainly from the great ducal collections, and numerous examples of ‘minor’ Gothic decorative arts.

The two-storey museum holds many treasures: works of art enriched by the Carrand, Ressman and Franchetti collections of decorative or ‘minor’ arts are displayed throughout the palace’s various rooms. These range from ivories—including several Roman and Byzantine examples—to medieval enamels and Limoges porcelain, as well as German and French gold and silverwork and Renaissance jewellery.

But the highlight is the room dedicated exclusively to Michelangelo, where the sculpture of Bacchus dominates the centre, surrounded by the Italian artist’s earliest sculptures. You’ll also find Donatello’s David.

Should there be any temporary exhibitions at the museum, you’ll also have access to them with these tickets.