Description

Galileo Museum

We invite you to discover the new Galileo Museum, formerly Institute and Museum of the History of Science, dedicated to the science and the famous Pisan scientist Galileo Galilei. A museum that focuses on the importance that Galileo's legacy plays for their activities and for their culture, with a priceless heritage of instruments and experimental apparatus, and at the same time, an institute engaged in research and documentation, which makes available to scholars around the world the substantial resources of its rich library, accessible through the Internet too.

Tickets

Entrance tickets: Full pric Reduced price: 7-18 years old, over 65 years old, groups from 15 people on, families of 2 adults and maximum 2 children under 18 years old Reduced price #2: school groups (7-15 years old) Free tickets for children under 6 years old

Please note

Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza Piazza dei Giudici 1, 50122 Firenze Opening hours: 9.30-18.00, Tuesdays 9.30-13.00 Closure days due to festivity: January 1st and 6th, Easter, May 1st, June 24th, August 15th, November 1st, December 8th, 25th and 26th. Access for visitors with disabilities Visitors with reduced mobility can use the entrance in Lungarno Anna Maria de’ Medici, where they can call for assistance if required. The museum is entirely barrier-free. Visits for the visually impaired A docent presents to the visually impaired visitors a selection of objects on display in the museum. It is possible to touch some of the original instruments and handle replicas to gain a full understanding of their context in the historic evolution of science. This experience, as well as the museum entrance, is free of charge and is available in Italian and English. Advanced reservations are requested. 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@web95.it. Special attention for AOL, Comcast and Sbcglobal.net mailbox users. Vouchers will also be available, aftre one business day from the request, at the page http://www.weekendinitaly.com/get_vouchers2.php PLEASE NOTICE: Confirmed time is not always the same time you requested; museum automatically confirms the closest available time (any time) on the same date if requested time is sold out. 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). How to reach us By train You should stop at Florence Central Station, Santa Maria Novella. The Museum can be reached on foot in about 20 minutes. On foot from Santa Maria Novella Station: Take via Panzani and walk, through via Cerretani, up to the Cathedral. When you are in front of it, take Via dei Calzaioli, the first street on the right, and walk up to Piazza della Signoria. Cross the yard of the Uffizi Gallery and, once you reach the Arno, turn left. The Museo Galileo faces the river, beside the Uffizi Gallery. Its main entrance is in Piazza dei Giudici. By car Exit the A1 motorway at “Firenze Sud”. As the historic city centre of Florence is a "restricted traffic zone" we would advise you to leave your car in the parking lot near the Santa Maria Novella train station and to proceed by bus or on foot. By plane   Landing at Amerigo Vespucci Airport in Florence There is a shuttle service called VOLA IN BUS, which will take you up to the main station Santa Maria Novella, where you can either take a bus or walk to the museum. Otherwise you can reach us by taxi: the service from the airport to downtown costs about € 20. Landing at Galileo Galilei Airport in Pisa You should take either a train or a coach to Florence. They both stop directly at the airport and will take you to the Santa Maria Novella Station.