The palace was built in 1255 on commission of Fazione del Popolo (People Guard) as fortress and arsenal to hold out against noble family of Florence. In 1865 a superb collection of sculpture from the Florentine Renaissance and an assembly of small renaissance bronzes was installed, including works of art by Michelangelo, Donatello, Cellini and Gianbologna. From courtyard you can approach the first room with masterpieces by Michelangelo, "Tondo Pitti" and "Bacco", and many other mythological sculptures. On the ground floor, there are works of art by Cellini and Giambologna, including his "Mercurio (Mercury)" and "Firenze vittoriosa su Pisa
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The palace was built in 1255 on commission of Fazione del Popolo (People Guard) as fortress and arsenal to hold out against noble family of Florence. In 1865 a superb collection of sculpture from the Florentine Renaissance and an assembly of small renaissance bronzes was installed, including works of art by Michelangelo, Donatello, Cellini and Gianbologna. From courtyard you can approach the first room with masterpieces by Michelangelo, "Tondo Pitti" and "Bacco", and many other mythological sculptures. On the ground floor, there are works of art by Cellini and Giambologna, including his "Mercurio (Mercury)" and "Firenze vittoriosa su Pisa Entry to the Bargello Museum is available every 15 minutes! Reservations must be made with a minimum of 1 day notice. Reservations are limited to 30 persons maximum. Save time in ordering! Add into your basket all the museum tickets you want, then fill the form and send the request. Before making your reservation, please, read the Ordering Informations IMPORTANT NOTICE: After succesfully completing a reservation, you will receive two e- mails: the copy of your order (immediately after submitting your order) and the confirmation mail (one working day after). In order to receive them, please make sure you insert your e-mail address correctly and check that your anti-spam filter or antivirus are not blocking mails from our address help@waf.it. Special attention for AOL mailbox users. PLEASE NOTICE: Confirmed time is not always the same time you requested; museum automatically confirms the closest available time on the same date if requested time is sold out. Opening hours: From January 2 to April 11 and from November 2 to December 31: 8:15 to 13:50. From April 12 to November 1: 8:15 to 17:00. Closed: first, third and fifth Monday of the month second and fourth Sunday of the month. Extraordinary evening openings: From August 31 to September 28, 2017, every Thursday from 5pm to 8pm Cancellation Policy: For cancellations once a confirmation code has been assigned to the reservation, and for no shows, we can refund cost of unused tickets minus service fee (reservation fee and online booking fee). Bargello Museum Audio Guides Rental Service: Make the most of your visit to the Bargello Museum – book your Bargello Museum audio guide, after choosing the date, time and number of tickets for your visit to the Bargello Museum! Make sure you don't miss important works of art, and supplement what you know with the audio guide's insightful commentary. Audio guides are available in English and Italian. The audio guided visit has a complete duration of 1 hour and 40 minutes and includes a selection of the most important works of art in the Museum. To learn more about the works of art on view, choose the desired room and listen to the explanation of selected works in that room. You will receive a confirmation voucher (valid only for the audio guide) together with the confirmation voucher for your visit to the museum. In order to pick up the audio guide, please deposit this voucher at the Audio Guides Desk – at the bookshop close to the ticket counter – along with a valid identity document (passports, identity cards or driver's license – only originals are accepted). In case of loss or failure to return the audio guide, visitors will be requested to pay the cost (€ 250.00 per each audio guide).