Museo Nazionale Del Bargello
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Via del Proconsolo, 4
Florence

This 13th- and 14th-century fortress served first as a prison, then as the heavily guarded residence of the podestà (the chief magistrate). For a long time, there were cages affixed to the outside of its upper stories, where the worst criminals and traitors were imprisoned and left to die in public view. Inside this foreboding exterior are a graceful courtyard, a loggia and staircase, and a large collection of Florentine and Tuscan sculpture. Its most famous is perhaps the "2nd David" - the bronze one Donatello sculpted in 1530. Among the other artists represented in this classic example of a medieval tower are Verrocchio, Cellini, the Della Robbias and Giambologna.

Open
Tuesday- Saturday, 8:15 am - 1:50 pm
Also open the same hours on the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month and the 1st, 3rd and 5th Monday of the month

Closed
The 1st, 3rd and 5th Sunday of the month, the 2nd and 4th Monday of the month, and December 25, January 1 and May 1

Click here to consult a calendar

Tickets also include the mandatory extra admission charge for special exhibitions such as Leonardo da Vinci and the Bronzes of the Rustici Baptistery, September 10, 2010-January 11, 2011 (you do not have to purchase anything else). They cost 16.00 Euro each, with the following exceptions:

1. Children under 6 years old pay nothing and do not require a reservation.
2. European (EEC) citizens under 18 or over 65 pay nothing for the ticket but do require a reservation. If you qualify for this exception we sincerely regret that we are not permitted to request a reservation for you unless you are with a party of paying customers. We do not have the authority to change this rule, so we are grateful for your understanding. Each EEC reservation costs 9 Euro. If you cancel it later we regret that there is no refund.