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CITY MUSEUMS IN FLORENCE
BRANCACCI
CHAPEL - CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DEL CARMINE
P.za del Carmine. Phone 055 238 2195. Closing days: Tuesday.
It owes its fame to the cycle of frescoes painted
on the three walls at various stages by Masolino, Masaccio and Filippino
Lippi. This frescoed scenes represent some episodes of
St.Peter's life and the Original Sin. |
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BARDINI MUSEUM
P.za de'Mozzi,1 -. Phone 055 234 2427.
A collection of stone and marble works, tapestries, furnishings,
sculptures, and paintings owned by the antiquarian Stefano Bardini. |
DELLA
RAGIONE MODERN ART COLLECTION
P.za Signoria,. Phone 055 283 078. Closing days: Tuesday.
A wide view of the years 1930-45 with paintings by Ottone Rosai, Carrą, De
Pisis, Morandi, Guttuso... |
PALAZZO
VECCHIO
P.za Signoria. Phone 055 276 8465.
The 14th century Palace of the Priors, then
elarged, shows its complex and rich history from Mdieval to Renaissance
Age. The Hall of the Lilies, the Majestic
Hall of the 'Five Hundreds', the study of Francesco I,
the apartments of Leone X, the Hall of Geographical Maps,
the Chapels... and much more. In the area of the 'Children
Museums' is possible to walk through secret passageways, conduct
experiments, play and simulate situations typical of the
Medicean Court assisted by guides and actors... |
MUSEUM AND CLOISTER OF SANTA MARIA NOVELLA
Piazza Santa Maria Novella, 1. Phone 055 282187
The monumental complex is an extraordinary example of Italian
gothic architecture. The frescoes and sinopie of the Green
Cloister, the large Spanish Chapel,
the small Cloister of the Dead, the Strozzi
Chapel (Paolo Uccello, Orcagna and more), altarpieces,
paintings, stained glass windows, reliquaries, goldworks, frontals,
sacred tapestries... |
THE BIGALLO MUSEUM
Piazza San Giovanni,. Phone 055 2302885. Open on Mon morning
and Thu afternoon.
Works, frescoes, paintings and sculptures that offer evidence
of the life of the Brotherhood of Bigallo (Compagnia del Bigallo)
between 14th and 16th century. |
THE HISTORICAL TOPOGRAPHICAL MUSEUM 'FIRENZE
COM'ERA'
Via dell'Oriuolo, 24. Phone 055 2616545. Closed on Thursdays.
Works and documents illustrating events and aspects of the
city from its origin to the period when it became the Capital of
Italy. |
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