Medici Chapel Tickets
Book on-line tickets to tour Florence's Medici Chapel and admire the masterpieces of Michelangelo and Brunelleschi without waiting in line at the ticket office.
TICKETS TO THE MEDICI CHAPEL IN FLORENCE
Booking the Medici Chapel gives you admission to the museum and lets you skip the line. Explore this famous museum in Florence's central San Lorenzo neighborhood. Brunelleschi and Michelangelo worked on this architectural complex where the tombs of the Medici family are located.
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Medici Chapels – Useful information
Address: Piazza Madonna Aldobrandini 6 – Florence
Hours: Monday to Sunday, from 8:15 am to 1:50 pm. From May 1 to November 1 and from December 26 to January 7, the museum is open with extended hours until 4:50 pm.
Closed: Second and fourth Sunday of the month, first and third Monday of the month, New Year's Day, May 1, and Christmas
Admission to the Medici Chapels may be booked every 15 minutes. The first Sunday of the month admission to the museum is free but cannot be booked and you must wait in line.
Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
TICKET PRICES
Full price: €15.00 per person + price includes skip-the-line booking and booking fee
Extra charges for temporary exhibitions, when applicable, are required and are added automatically to the ticket price.
TICKETS REDUCTIONS
Reduced Tickets: Reduced tickets are available for European Union citizens between 18 and 25 and teachers at Italian state schools with regular contracts.
Free Tickets:
Those entitled to a free ticket for entrance include:
– All minors under 18 years of any nationality;
All people with disabilities and their assistants are entitled to a free ticket, upon presentation of a medical certificate attesting to the disability.
Note: Proof of identity will be required to prove age or membership in discounted group. If proof of identity is not provided, the visitor will not be entitled to the discount and must pay a full-ticket price.
Agency fee for online reservations. €4.00 per ticket.
The Museum – History and useful tips
Located behind the Basilica of San Lorenzo, the building was commissioned by Cosimo I as a mausoleum in honor of the Medici dynasty. The Medici Chapel, designed by Matteo Nigetti, includes the Chapel of the Princes and the New Sacristy.
The Chapel of the Princesis evidence of the magnificent work of the Opificio delle Pietre Dure (semi-precious stone workshop) as it is completely covered in marble and semi-precious stones; the Grand Dukes of Tuscany are buried here. The New Sacristy was commissioned by Pope Leo X and construction started in 1520, built to hold the remains of Lorenzo Il Magnifico's family.
Medici Chapel: The tour
Entrance to the Medici Chapel is allowed from Piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini. By booking skip-the-line tickets, you only need to exchange your voucher at the ticket office and avoid waiting in long lines. We will continue towards the crypt, which holds four niches with the remains of the Medici Grand Dukes and their wives, including Giovanni delle Bande Nere, Maria Salviati, and Anna Maria Luisa de ' Medici. Going up the stairs, we come to the majestic Chapel of the Princes, an icon of the Medici's self-celebration, which Cosimo I commissioned and Ferdinand I had completed. The rooms adjacent to the Chapel of the Princes hold the Treasury of San Lorenzo, with some hundred reliquaries belonging to the Medici family. The tour ends in the famous New Sacristy, a sublime work by Michelangelo Buonarroti.
Medici Chapel: Exhibition rooms and artists
The Medici Chapel includes the Chapel of the Princes and the New Sacristy. The crypt holds the remains of the Grand Dukes, and it also has the Sepulcher of Cosimo il Vecchio and the remains of the sculptor Donatello.
The Chapel of the Princes is based on Matteo Nigetti's design. Semi-precious stone materials from the Opificio delle Pietre Dure [semi-precious stone workshop] were used both for the architectural structure and decoration. After going through the Treasury of San Lorenzo, we'll stop in the museum's most iconic room: the New Sacristy.
A true treasure trove, this small space holds seven statues by Michelangelo: the monument to Giuliano, Duke of Nemours, Day and Night, and the monument to Lorenzo, Duke of Urbino, Dawn and Dusk.
Medici Chapel: Useful information
On the first floor of the Medici Chapel, there is a bookshop, but no coat or bag check, so we suggest avoiding bringing bulky bags with you. You may take pictures without a flash and take non-professional videos inside the Medici Chapel.
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