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Opificio Delle Pietre Dure
(Museum and Workshop of Precious Stones)
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V. degli Alfani, 78
Florence

This internationally recognized institution is one of Italy's leading schools of art restoration. It was established in 1588 by Ferdinando I di Medici as a workshop for processing rare and semi-precious stones for decoration.

Open
Monday - Saturday, 9am, 10:45am, 12:30pm
Thursday, 9am, 10:45am, 12:30pm, 2pm, 3:45pm and 5:30pm
2nd Sunday of the month

Closed
Sundays, holidays and December 25, January 1 and May 1

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Tickets cost 12.30 Euro each (you do not have to purchase anything else), 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 8 Euro. If you cancel it later we regret that there is no refund.

Please make a note of the dates the museum is open before continuing with your order now.

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