Galleria Palatina is the principal gallery in the Pitti Palace and houses Florence’s second most important collection after the Uffizi Gallery. Among the paintings, you will see pieces by Raphael, Titian, Andrea del Sarto, Fra Filippo Lippi, Sandro Botticelli, Giorgio Vasari, Rosso, Caravaggio, Tintoretto and Rubens. Certainly a vast collection by any standards.

Following on from Galleria Palatina, there are the Appartamenti Reali (Royal Apartments), which are richly decorated rooms where the Medici family used to entertain their guests. Each room has a colour theme and are heavily adorned with chandeliers, curtains, silk, etc.

Galleria del Costume

The Galleria del Costume (Costume Gallery) has over 4000 articles of clothing, both men’s and women’s, from the 16th century to the present. Some important pieces are clothes belonging to Cosimo I de' Medici, his wife Eleonora di Toledo, and their son Don Garzia, as well as dresses and costumes in impeccable condition from the 18th and 19th century.

Galleria d’Arte Moderna

The Galleria d’Arte Moderna (Gallery of Modern Art) covers mostly Tuscan works from the 18th to mid-20th century. Works include pieces from the proto-Impressionist Macchiaioli school, sculpture by Giovanni Duprè of Cain and Abel as well as Neoclassical and Romantic pieces.

Museo degli Argenti

The Museo degli Argenti (Silver Museum) has a collection of silver ware, glass ware as well as semi precious stones from the vast Medici Collections.

Museo delle Porcellane

Museo delle Porcellane (Porcelain Museum), situated in the Boboli Gardens, houses a collection of fine porcelain from the households of Cosimo I de’ medici and Eleonora de Toledo along with pieces from Sèvres and Vincennes.

Boboli Gardens

The Boboli Gardens extend between Pitti Palace and Forte Belvedere on Boboli hill and were designed by Tribolo in 1549, with later additions by Ammanati and Buontalenti. Forte Belvedere, a 16th century fortress, dominates the gardens and was designed by Buontalenti for the Grand Duke Ferdinando I.

The Boboli Gardens, filled with fountains, shady walks and alcoves, is the ideal place to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Visit the artificial grotto by Buontalenti and see Venere by Giamboogna. Many come to get away from the heat of the city in the summer and enjoy a picnic under dappled shade. In June there are often classical music concerts held in the garden.

Useful Information and links:

Book Ahead
For a fee, book a ticket to save time:
Firenze Musei
Tel: + 39 055 29 48 83
Open: Monday to Friday 08:30-18:30h, Sunday 08:30-12:30h.

Or online with:
Weekend a Firenze

Pitti Palace
Piazza Pitti
50125 Firenze
Tel: + 39 055 238 8615.

Galleria Palatina
Tel: + 39 055 238 8614
Fax : + 39 055 238 8613
Open: Tuesday to Sunday 08:15-18:50h, Easter and Easter Monday: 08:15-22:00h
Closed: Monday, Christmas day, January 1 and May 1.

Galleria d’Arte moderna
Indirizzo: Piazza Pitti, 1
Tel: + 39 055 238 8601
Tel: + 39 055 238 8616
Fax: + 39 055 26545
E-mail: costume.pitti@virgilio.it
Open: Daily 08:15-13:50h

Galleria del Costume
Tel: + 39 055 238 8713
Fax: + 39 055 238 8713
E-mail: costume.pitti@virgilio.it
Open: Tuesday to Saturday 08:15-13:50h

Museo degli Argenti
Tel: + 39 055 238 8709
Tel: + 39 055 238 8761
Fax: + 39 055 238 8699
Open: Tuesday to Sunday 08:15-14:00h

Museo delle Porcellane
Tel: + 39 055 238 8605
Fax: + 39 055 238 8699.
Open: Tuesday to Sunday 08:15-16:30h (January to February and November to December), Tuesday to Sunday 08:15-17:30h (March), Tuesday to Sunday 08:15-18:30h (April to May and September to October) and Tuesday to Sunday 08:15-19:30h (June to August).

Boboli Gardens
Open: Tuesday to Sunday 08:15-16:30h (January to February and November to December), Tuesday to Sunday 0815-1700 (March), Tuesday to Sunday 08:15-18:15h (April to May and September to October) and Tuesday to Sunday 08:15-19:30h (June to August).