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Michelangelo's David in the Tribune of the Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence

No. 31 Top 100 Most Visited Art Museums 2025 · 2,279,825 visitors in 2025

Galleria dell’Accademia

Florence, Italy · City guide: Florence

Home of Michelangelo's David, with his unfinished Prisoners and Florentine Gothic painting.

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Photo: Dimitris Kamaras from Athens, Greece, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Overview

The Galleria dell'Accademia is No. 31 in The Art Newspaper's survey of the world's most visited art museums, with 2,279,825 visitors in 2025; no comparison with 2024 was published. Most visitors come to see Michelangelo's David, carved from a single block of marble between 1501 and 1504.

The statue was moved here from the Piazza della Signoria in 1873 to protect it, and a tribune was built to display it. The museum also has Florentine paintings from the 13th to the 16th century, a hall of 19th-century plaster casts and a collection of historic musical instruments.

Michelangelo's David seen from below
Michelangelo's David seen from below. Photo: Dimitris Kamaras from Athens, Greece, CC BY 2.0, source

Best time to visit

Book a timed ticket well ahead, especially from spring to autumn. Early morning and late afternoon slots are the least crowded. The museum is closed on Mondays.

Highlights & collections

  • 1

    David

    Michelangelo's 5-metre marble hero stands beneath the skylight of the Tribune.

  • 2

    The Prisoners

    Four unfinished figures by Michelangelo that seem to struggle out of the marble, lining the way to the David.

  • 3

    Gipsoteca

    A hall crowded with 19th-century plaster models by Lorenzo Bartolini and others.

  • 4

    Gothic paintings

    Gold-ground altarpieces by Florentine painters of the 13th and 14th centuries.

  • 5

    Musical instruments

    Instruments from the Medici and Lorraine collections, including a Stradivari viola.

Getting there

The museum is at Via Ricasoli 58–60, about a 5-minute walk from the Duomo and 15 minutes from Santa Maria Novella station.

Visiting tips

Tickets & hours
Book timed tickets online through the official website. Check it for prices and hours, and beware of resellers.
Time needed
About one to 1.5 hours.
Currency
Euro (EUR). Cards, including contactless, are accepted almost everywhere.
Visa & entry
Italy is in the Schengen Area. Many visitors, including citizens of the US, Canada, the UK and Australia, can stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period without a visa. The EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) now records non-EU travellers' entries and exits at the border, and the ETIAS travel authorisation is due to follow. Check the official EU site travel-europe.europa.eu and your own government's travel advice before you go.

Official information: Galleria dell'Accademia di Firenze (official website). Check opening hours, prices and entry rules there before you go.

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