The Galleria dell’Accademia in Florence: visit one of the most famous art museums in the world

Sculpture Woman with Child in the Accademia Florence

Close-up of Michelangelo's statue of David

Highlights

Experience the city’s most popular museums, attractions and guided tours with the Florence City Pass – one ticket, everything included.
Your ticket for the Galleria dell’Accademia is already included in your City Pass.
Book your preferred date in advance – you will receive all the information you need with your City Pass
If you can’t find a date for your visit to the Accademia that suits your travel plans, you can also cancel the ticket – the price of your City Pass will then be correspondingly cheaper

Marvel at the most famous statue in the world: Michelangelo’s David
The Accademia is home to the largest collection of Michelangelo’s sculptures, and all of them are simply worth seeing
In the Galleria you will find a unique collection of fascinating gold ground paintings
The collection of the "Luigi Cherubini" Conservatory in Florence includes around fifty musical instruments collected between the second half of the 17th century and the first half of the 19th century

An art collection for eternity: priceless works of the Renaissance

What awaits you on site

The Accademia di Belle Arti art museum in Florence is also known as the Accademia or Galleria dell’Accademia. The Accademia was the first academy for painters in Europe, founded in 1563 during the heyday of the Medici dynasty. With 7 statues, the Accademia has the largest collection of sculptures by Michelangelo in the world, including the famous statue of David. The collection of gold-ground paintings from the 13th to the early 15th century is unique, with examples of paintings by the greatest Florentine artists such as the Master of Mary Magdalene, Giotto, the Master of Santa Cecilia, Bernardo Daddi, Taddeo Gaddi, Andrea Orcagna and many others. No less rich is the field of 15th century painting, which represents late Gothic and Renaissance art. Renaissance painting is represented by works by Paolo Uccello, Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio and Filippino Lippi.

Breathtaking paintings and sculptures, and the highlight: the famous David by Michelangelo

The statue of David is regarded as the perfect ideal of male beauty in art and, like Botticelli’s Venus, is considered a standard work. Artists and art experts consider the David to be the most beautiful man-made object in art.