Join a guided tour of the Accademia Gallery in Florence. Admire Michelangelo’s David and other masterpieces, and learn about the techniques and stories behind each artwork.
Discover one of Florence's most important museums on a guided tour of the Accademia Gallery. Starting from our office, walk with your guide to the museum entrance, where you'll enjoy priority access and skip the long queues.
Inside, follow a chronological route through the gallery and admire Michelangelo's David, the world-famous marble masterpiece created between 1501 and early 1504. Standing 5.2 metres (17 feet) tall, David is regarded as one of the greatest achievements of world sculpture, an iconic symbol of the Renaissance, and an enduring emblem of both Florence and Italy. It has long been celebrated as the ideal representation of male beauty in art.
The Accademia Gallery is home to one of the world's largest collections of Michelangelo's sculptures. During your visit, you'll also discover the Museum of Musical Instruments, an outstanding collection of gold-ground paintings, and the Hall of the Prisoners, featuring Michelangelo's unfinished sculptures originally intended for the tomb of Pope Julius II.
