Unusual Florence Museums Revealed
Explore Florence's four most unusual museums with one pass: a stunning natural history collection, a modern art jewel in a deconsecrated church, a spectacular villa of global armor, and a unique museum of tiny historical figurines.
Museo Storia Naturale de La Specola
The Museum of Zoology and Natural History, best known as La Specola, is an eclectic natural history museum in Florence, central Italy, located next to the Pitti Palace. The name Specola means observatory, a reference to the astronomical observatory founded there in 1790
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Via Romana, 17, 50125 Firenze FI, Italy
Museo Marino Marini
Marino Marini was one of the most important Italian artists of the twentieth century, especially as a sculptor. He was born in Pistoia, but he studied art in Florence, before moving to Monza as a teacher and finally arriving at the prestigious Academy of Fine Arts of Brera in Milan.
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Piazza di S. Pancrazio, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy
Museo Stibbert Official
The Museo Stibbert in Florence is a spectacular house-museum, showcasing the vast private collection of Frederick Stibbert (1838–1906). Its 57 rooms exhibit over 50,000 artifacts with an evocative 19th-century design.
It is most famous for its extraordinary collection of arms and armor, including the life-sized Cavalcade Room with knights, and a significant collection of Japanese Samurai armor. The museum also features costumes (like Napoleon's), paintings, and is surrounded by a free-access Romantic English park.
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Via Federico Stibbert, 26, 50134 Firenze FI, Italy
Museo Del Figurino
The Museo del Figurino Storico in Calenzano Alto, near Florence, offers a unique historical journey using vast collections of military and historical figurines ("soldatini").
Housed in the Castle of Calenzano, the museum's chronological exhibits cover ancient civilizations through to the World Wars, with a focus on education and family-friendly activities. It is renowned for its detailed models, some as small as 5 millimeters, that bring history to life.
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Via del Castello, 7, 50041 Calenzano FI, Italy
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