Museum

Opening hours

9.30-18.00
Tuesdays 9.30-13.00

Closure days due to festivity: January 1 and 6, Easter, May 1, June 24, August 15, November 1, December 8, 25 and 26.

Entrance fees

Full fee € 8,00
7-18 years old, over 65 years old € 5,00
Groups (15 people at least) € 5,00
School groups (7-15 years old) € 4,00
0-6 years old free access
Family ticket (2 adults + max 2 children under 18) € 20,00

On March 28th 2012 Museo Galileo will open new interactive rooms on the museum's ground floor. Visitors will be able to independently interact with the innovative exhibits which will demonstrate the function of some of the instruments found in the historic collections. Starting from that date the museum's fees will change.

Entrance fees - starting from March 28th, 2012

Full fee € 9,00
7-18 years old, over 65 years old € 5,50
Groups (15 people at least) € 5,50
School groups (7-15 years old) € 4,50
0-6 years old free access
Family ticket (2 adults + max 2 children under 18) € 22,00

Museo Galileo is part of the Firenze Card Circuit. Find out what it is and how it works.

Tickets are sold until 30 minutes before closing time.

Library

Opening hours

Reading Room: Monday through Friday 9.00 a.m.-4.30 p.m.; Saturdays: 9.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m.
Distribution: Monday through Friday 9.00 a.m.-1.00 p.m.; Saturdays: 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Access

Access to the reading room and collections is reserved to scholars in possession of an access pass.

The access pass is issued to:

• professors and researchers in possession of a document attesting to their professional position
• fellowship holders and doctorate students with certification from a university, the CNR or a similar institution
• students and degree candidates with a letter of recommendation from their professor
• collaborators of the Museo Galileo
• scholars who do not fall within the above categories but can demonstrate a legitimate need to access the library collections for their research and studies