Night at the Museums: Saturday, May 17 with late night hours and 1 euro admission

Notte dei Musei / Night of Museums

Saturday, May 17, 2014

To promote culture, on Saturday, May 17, 2014, special night-time opening of several State-run museums and institutions throughout Europe will welcome visitors, some with free admission. The evening also features special concerts, performances, guided tours, and many other events. For a complete program of the events, go to http://www.lanottedeimusei.it/programma/

Here is a list of participating locations in Florence:

• Palazzo Vecchio Museum: free entrance from 6 pm to midnight (last entrance at 11 pm) with the Camminamento di ronda  at the base of the Torre di Arnolfo, entrance every 30 minutes (reservations required, call 055 2768224 – 055 2768558; or email info@muse.comune.fi.it).
• Uffizi Gallery, Accademia Gallery, Bargello National Museum, Palazzo Davanzati Museum: open from 7 pm to 11 pm; entrance will cost only 1 euro.
• Natural History Museum: Department of Anthropology and Ethnology (Via del Proconsolo, 12), free entrance from 9 pm to 11 pm. Department of Zoology “La Specola” (Via Romana, 17), free entrance from 9 pm to 11 pm; only for the Crystals Exhibit, entrance will cost 3 euros. Info: 055 2756444
• Opificio delle Pietre Dure Museum (Via degli Alfani, 78): open from 8 pm to midnight; entrance will cost only 1 euro.
• San Marco Museum: (Piazza San Marco) open from 7 pm to 11 pm; entrance will cost only 1 euro. At 8:15 pm and at 9 pm, two concerts by “L. Cherubini” Conservatory of Music of Florence will be organized in the Sant’Antonino Cloister.
• Museo Salvatore Ferragamo, (Piazza Santa Trinita 5), open from 7:30-11pm with reduced entrance of € 4.
• Gipsoteca dell’Istituto d’Arte, (Piazzale di Porta Romana), open from 8:30-11:30pm (last entrance at 11pm), visit for free and enjoy live music.
• Last Supper by Andrea del Sarto and Medici villas of La Petraia, Poggio a Caiano and Cerreto Guidi: free entrance from 7 pm to 11 pm.

 

 

 

 

 

For a national list of locations in Italy by region, see Beniculturali.it.

The State Museums of Florence

• Uffizi Gallery
• Accademia Gallery
• The Pitti Palace
  • Palatine Gallery and Royal Apartments
  • The Gallery of Modern Art
  • The Costume Gallery
  • The “Museo degli Argenti” (The Medici Treasury)
  • The Porcelain Museum
  • The Boboli Gardens
• Bargello National Museum
• Museum of the Medici Chapels
• Museum of San Marco
• Museum of Palazzo Davanzati
• Garden of the Medici Villa of Castello
• Medici Villa of Petraia
• Medici Villa of Poggio a Caiano
• Medici Villa of Cerreto Guidi and
• The Historical Hunting and Territorial Museum
• ‘Cenacolo’ of Ognissanti
• ‘Cenacolo’ of Andrea del Sarto
• ‘Cenacolo’ of Fuligno
• ‘Cenacolo’ of Sant’Apollonia
• Cloister of the Scalzo
• Church and Museum of Orsanmichele
• Museum of Casa Martelli
• Villa Corsini at Castello
• Hall of Perugino

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