Accademia Gallery Tickets

• See the famous David by Michelangelo, his Four Slaves and the St Matthew
• Use the reserved access to the Academy Gallery and avoid long queues
• Once entered, spend inside the museum all the time you want
• Visit a whole section dedicated to antique musical instruments including an authentic Stradivarius

The Academy Gallery is known around the world because it houses the original of the beautiful statue of David created by Michelangelo, and that has become a real symbol of the city of Florence.

Founded in 1784 by the will of the Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo di Lorena, it was used by the students of the nearby Academy of Fine Arts as it housed many artworks on which they were allowed to study and practice.

Later it was enriched with important paintings from different origins and that represent a great testimony of the Florentine painting from the thirteenth to the nineteenth century.

Here in 1872 it was transferred from Piazza della Signoria, the famous statue of David for which was specifically created an environment called Tribuna that still today allows to admire it at 360° and in all its magnificence; this fact marked the transformation of the Gallery into a real “Michelangelo Museum”, as today inside it there are also the statues of the Slaves, the St Matthew and the Pietà of Palestrina, all made by Michelangelo himself.
So avoid the long queues outside the museum, and with this skip the line ticket come to admire masterpieces that will leave you speechless and will make your trip to Florence unforgettable.

Masterpieces

• Michelangelo, David, 1501-1504, from Piazza della Signoria
• Michelangelo, St. Matthew, 1505-1506, from the Florentine Cathedral
• Michelangelo, Four Slaves, 1530 approx., from the Buontalenti Grotto in the Boboli Garden, sculpted for the Tomb of Pope Julius II
• Michelangelo (attributed), Pietà, from the church of St. Rosalia at Palestrina (Rome)
• Giambologna, plaster model of the Rape of the Sabines, 1582

Paintings by Pacino di Bonaguida, Taddeo Gaddi, Bernardo Daddi, Andrea Orcagna, Giovanni da Milano, Lorenzo Monaco, Lo Scheggia, Sandro Botticelli, Pietro Perugino, Filippino Lippi, Fra' Bartolomeo, Andrea del Sarto, Pontormo, Agnolo Bronzino, Alessandro Allori, Santi di Tito.

The following options can be purchased in addition to the tickets in the booking Wizard on this website.

Reduced/Half Ticket:

• European Community citizens between 18 and 25 years old (valid identity document needed at the entrance)

Free Ticket (it is still required to pay the presale to skip the line) :

• EU and not EU citizens under 18 years old (valid identity document needed at the entrance)

• Temporary and permanent teachers of Italian public and private schools equipped with the appropriate documentation issued by MIUR

• Any handicapped person accompanied by the certificate of disability and the escort

1. The ticket is valid all day until closing time of the Gallery starting from entrance time.

2. The entrance time written on the tickets may be subject to small changes depending on the actual availability of the Gallery.

3. For a satisfying experience it is recommended to reserve at least 1 hour and half to visit the Gallery.

4. The tickets will be sent via email within 24-48 hours after purchase (on weekdays) with instructions on how to get there and what to do to enter.

5. We inform you that, once booked, the date and time selected are binding. Please pick up your ticket at the door for “Reserved Tickets” of the Academy Gallery at least 15 minutes before the reserved entrance. Who does not respect the time booked will not enter. To pick up the audio guide, you need a valid ID.

6. The Gallery has a maximum capacity of people, in some periods of the year or special days you may experience short delays or waits not dependent on the Gallery or Italy Tickets.