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Galleria dell'Accademia

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Galleria dell'Accademia

  • Florence
  • 1–1.5 hours
  • 1 experience to book

Home of Michelangelo's David since 1873, with his unfinished Prisoners lining the hall that leads to it.

Things to do at Galleria dell'Accademia

Guided tours

About Galleria dell'Accademia

Michelangelo carved the David between 1501 and 1504 from a block of Carrara marble that other sculptors had given up on. It stood outside Palazzo Vecchio until 1873, when it was moved indoors for protection; a copy now stands in the piazza.

Here it rises under a skylit tribune designed for it. The approach is part of the effect: the Hall of the Prisoners, where unfinished figures meant for Pope Julius II's tomb still seem to push out of the stone. Gold-ground altarpieces, a hall of 19th-century plaster casts and a collection of musical instruments fill the other rooms.

Know before you go

  • Closed Mondays.
  • No cloakroom: backpacks, helmets and bags over 40 × 30 × 18 cm aren't allowed in.
  • Tickets are named and staff may check ID against them.
  • Metal-detector security check; no blades or scissors.
  • Under-18s enter free with ID.