On Sunday, February 1st, the Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze, Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Museo delle Cappelle Medicee, and the Complesso di Orsanmichele will open to the public free as part of #domenicalmuseo, the Ministry of Culture’s initiative that promotes free access to state museums and archaeological parks every first Sunday of the month.

Among the main innovations are three new cross-thematic itineraries, designed by the museum’s scientific team, which connect different works and locations, offering the public an innovative and unified vision of the heritage. The itineraries will be launched starting in May 2026 following training for the various museum staff, particularly art historians, in collaboration with the institution’s offices.

The first itinerary, In Nel segno del Genio. Michelangelo e le innovazioni delle sue opere (Sign of Genius. Michelangelo and the Innovations of His Works), is divided into three sections and explores Michelangelo Buonarroti through some of his major Florentine masterpieces—from the Bargello National Museum to the Galleria dell’Accademia, to the Medici Chapels – highlighting the revolutionary impact of his technical, iconographic, and symbolic innovations.

The second, Firenze e i suoi Simboli. L’identità visiva della città (Florence and its Symbols. The City’s Visual Identity), unfolds between Orsanmichele, Bargello, and the Galleria dell’Accademia. It will focus on the symbolic and communicative value of images in building civic identity, including patron saints, arts, heroes, and allegories.

The cycle closes with L’arte del dettaglio (The Art of Detail), an itinerary across four venues—Galleria dell’Accademia, Bargello, Palazzo Davanzati, and Casa Martelli—dedicated to the history of dress and the applied arts, from the Middle Ages to the modern age, through objects, fabrics, clothing, and accessories as an expression of culture, identity, and social representation.

To facilitate visits to all museums and facilitate access to experiential itineraries, new rates have been introduced starting February 1st. Starting March 15th, 2026, two combined tickets will be available: a €38 ticket, valid for 72 hours, granting access to all the group’s museums; a €26 ticket, valid for 48 hours, which includes access to the Galleria dell’Accademia and the Bargello. A family ticket is also available, designed to encourage family access and shared enjoyment of the museum’s heritage.

Also starting March 15, from Tuesday to Sunday, all museums will have a unified opening time of 8.15 am to 6.50 pm (with the exception of Casa Martelli).

Thanks to #domenicalmuseo, the citizens of Florence and all visitors will be able to discover the collections of the new museum institute, the Galleria dell’Accademia di Firenze e Musei del Bargello, free of charge. This is an ideal opportunity, during the off-season, to admire sculptural masterpieces by Michelangelo (Galleria dell’Accademia, Bargello), Donatello, Verrocchio, Giambologna (Bargello, Orsanmichele), Cellini, and the Della Robbia family (Bargello).

A journey through the art and masterpieces of the Galleria dell’Accademia, featuring Michelangelo’s David and Prisoners, the precious gold-ground panel paintings from the 13th to the early 15th centuries, and the evocative Gipsoteca, featuring plaster models by Lorenzo Bartolini and Luigi Pampaloni. The latter is also featured in the exhibition Venere che entra nel bagno del mare (Venus Entering the Sea), which offers an exemplary glimpse into the creative process of 19th-century sculpture and is open until February 1st.

On the same day, visitors can also visit for free the collections of the other three museums. The Museo Nazionale del Bargello houses the world’s most important collection of Italian sculpture, with masterpieces by Donatello, the Della Robbia family, Michelangelo, Verrocchio, Cellini, and Giambologna. The Museo delle Cappelle Medicee allows visitors to explore the Medici family’s mausoleum, with the monumental Chapel of the Princes and the New Sacristy designed by Michelangelo. Finally, the Orsanmichele Complex offers an extraordinary journey through Renaissance sculpture, in one of the symbolic sites of Florentine history.

Reservations will not be possible during #domenicalmuseo.