Small-group Guided tour of Galileo's Museum
Florence

Price: €86
Min age: 0
Rating 4.8 / 5 [10 ratings]
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Named after one of the most famous scientists in history, this museum holds a collection of more than 1,000 scientific instruments and related objects inherited from the Medici family and Lorraine dynasty.
Highlights include Ludovico Buti’s optical trick, a portrait of a man in a ruff that becomes a woman in the mirror; gruesome wax models of foetuses in the womb for 18th-century medical students; and two preserved fingers belonging to Galileo Galilei himself.
The museum is located behind the Uffizi, on the banks of the Arno. Thankfully, queues are rare.
Clear explanations of exhibits are on offer, and you can interact with exhibits to understand why and how some of the original instruments kept in the museum’s historical collection work. You can also download an app or a PDF from the website, which contains a short introduction to each of the 18 halls inside. If science is your thing, you can book onto a guided tour with an expert for a deeper insight and some fascinating insider facts.
The museum is open all year round, seven days a week.
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