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Museo Nazionale del Bargello

Museum4.7 · 8 6624.6 · 3 102≈ 2 hEntry: ~12 €

The national sculpture museum inside a stern medieval palace of 1255 that once housed the podestà and a prison. It gathers the world's finest collection of Florentine sculpture: Donatello's two Davids, Michelangelo's Bacchus and Brutus, works by Cellini and Giambologna. The former chapel keeps frescoes from Giotto's school, including the earliest profile portrait of Dante. Quieter than the Uffizi; book online.

Highlights

  • Donatello's two David sculptures
  • Michelangelo's Bacchus and Brutus
  • A medieval palace with a crenellated tower
  • The earliest profile portrait of Dante

Opening hours

Mon08:15 – 18:50
TueClosed
Wed08:15 – 18:50
Thu08:15 – 18:50
Fri08:15 – 18:50
Sat08:15 – 18:50
Sun08:15 – 13:50

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