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Museo Galileo

Name: Museo Galileo
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.5

4.5 ·

Step into Museo Galileo and see the Renaissance through the eyes of its scientists. Study instruments and personal items from Galileo's era, guided by the free audio app on your phone.

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Full description

Museo Galileo displays artefacts from the 15th and 16th centuries onward, including scientific instruments and personal items tied to Galileo and the people around him. It presents the Renaissance through science rather than painting, and reviewers say the collection is rich and well displayed.

There are only a few interactive stations, so it rewards visitors who like to study objects closely. A free audio guide app is mentioned as a help in making sense of the pieces.

Plan on roughly 75 minutes and daytime hours, with the museum open until 18:00.

There are only a few interactive stations, so it rewards visitors who like to study objects closely. A free audio guide app is mentioned as a help in making sense of the pieces.

Plan on roughly 75 minutes and daytime hours, with the museum open until 18:00.

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Address

Piazza dei Giudici, 1, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy · Firenze

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Booking recommended

Duration

1h15

Best time

morning, lunchtime or afternoon

Intensity

Moderate walking

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Good to know

Download the free audio guide app before you go, as reviewers say it improves the visit
expect mostly static displays, with just a few interactive ones
allow about 75 minutes.

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Reviews

It’s a good museum with multiple artifacts from Galileo and his contemporaries time. There are only three interactive displays. It would have been more fun to have more interactive displays given the field. If you have the Santa Croce Basilica ticket, you can get a reduced price.

Apoorva Iyer

1/5

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