Museo degli Innocenti
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Museo degli Innocenti

Museum · San Niccolo ·

Art, history, and architecture with a rooftop cafe

rooftop cafe
renaissance art
history of orphanage
botticelli
kid friendly
disability friendly
brunelleschi
della robbia
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Museo degli Innocenti by Photo by Massimiliano Bonatti/age fotostock
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Museo degli Innocenti by null
Museo degli Innocenti by null
Museo degli Innocenti by null
Museo degli Innocenti by null
Museo degli Innocenti by null
Museo degli Innocenti by null
Museo degli Innocenti by null
Museo degli Innocenti by null
Museo degli Innocenti by null
Museo degli Innocenti by null
Museo degli Innocenti by null
Museo degli Innocenti by null
Museo degli Innocenti by null
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Museo degli Innocenti by null
Museo degli Innocenti by null
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Museo degli Innocenti by null
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Museo degli Innocenti by null
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P.za della SS. Annunziata, 13, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy Get directions

Restroom
Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible parking lot
Wheelchair accessible restroom

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P.za della SS. Annunziata, 13, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy Get directions

+39 055 203 7122
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•Restroom
•Wheelchair accessible entrance
•Wheelchair accessible parking lot
•Wheelchair accessible restroom

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"Well worth a visit for those with time, not least for its little-known rooftop café, which offers views across the entire city and a serene pause above the streets." - Laura Rysman

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"The Ospedale degli Innocenti, a grand Renaissance building designed by Filippo Brunelleschi, opened its doors as an orphanage in 1495; it still works to protect the rights of children, but it now houses a stunning museum space. A prolonged renovation transformed a neglected, dim area into a well-lit home for more than 80 pieces of art, including paintings by Botticelli and Domenico Ghirlandaio. In recognition of the building's history, one gallery holds a collection of signi , charms or amulets broken in half by parents and left behind with their children, in hopes of someday reuniting the broken halves and the families. The top floor, once the site of the institute’s laundry facilities, is now a rooftop café with a beautiful view over Florence ."

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Museo degli Innocenti

E Scott P.

Google
The Museo degli Innocenti sits behind one of the most graceful façades in Florence, a calm rhythm of arches by Brunelleschi that feels almost modern in its clarity. The blue-and-white terracotta medallions of swaddled infants catch the eye immediately: they were created by Andrea della Robbia in the 1480s, each one hand-molded and slightly different, quietly honoring the children once cared for here. This wasn’t just a building; it was Europe’s first dedicated foundling hospital, a place where architecture, charity, and civic pride intertwined. Even without stepping inside, the exterior alone carries centuries of Florentine social history in its stone and ceramics.

Loo Y.

Google
Museo degli Innocenti is the part of the Innocenti complex you can actually walk through as a visitor, and it carries that slightly institutional feel in the best way. You come in under Brunelleschi’s loggia on Piazza SS. Annunziata, cross the courtyards, then climb into the museum route where the pinacoteca sits above the colonnade. The collection is concentrated, so each room has a job to do: Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, Piero di Cosimo, and the Della Robbia works are not just “greatest hits”, they are anchors in a story about Florence, childhood, and record-keeping. Glimpses towards the historical archive remind you this place ran on ledgers as much as mercy. Since 23 May 2025, a Frescoes Gallery extends the circuit. (Photographed 2013)

J.T. P.

Google
Beautiful and clean museum. The Toulouse-Lautrec exhibition was extremely well curated and quite immersive. The views from the coffee bar upstairs are also stunning.

Pong L.

Google
This is a very nice and unique museum, it has a very nice collection of artwork, sculptures, sketches, statues and paintings. The religious artworks are beautiful as is the building that houses this lovely museum. I really enjoyed my time here; the museum has a very nice layout and its very well preserved. I would definitely recommend checking out this museum when visiting Florence.

Lucy R.

Google
Wonderful museum with signage in multiple languages. Features the history of the orphanage and tells the stories of the women and children who lived within the walls. Beautiful art gallery in addition to the images and artifacts in the museum. Tickets were reasonable at €9 each and the museum was near empty despite the busy city.

Atasha P.

Google
We were lucky enough to visit during the Henri de Toulouse Lautrec exhibit. The curator should be commended as the exhibit was fantástico! It was really well designed and thoroughly thought through. Brava.

Sun Y.

Google
It's alright, the admission price is high for the size of the museum. Think of more like a donation to their cause :) Mostly about the history of the orphanage, unfortunately visitors don't get to see the rotating door that the orphanage is known for through which the babies were dropped.

BradinHK

Google
This is the museum located within the historic hospital at Piazza Della Santissima Annunziata. The museum focuses on three main permanent collections including the 600 year history of the hospital, the unique architecture of the building as well as the Institute's permanent collection of artworks in a lovely gallery showcasing works by Italian masters from the 14th to 17th centuries. Entry to see these collections only (€9 per adult). They also host temp exhibitions like the recent Alphonse Mucha show (€16 per adult, inc. permanent exhibitions) that was pretty good, worth a view if you are a fan of art, the turn of the century Art Nouveau Master from the Czech Republic or just the art genre itself.
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Ka M.

Yelp
Cannot recommend this amazing museum enough. It is one of the best museums in Florence. Amazing stories are told here. You will learn about the children who came through the orphanage for 500 years, as well as the history of the orphanage. They've preserved the baby window and that in itself is fascinating. Also, you can see absolute masterpieces of art with no crowds. Botticelli? Yeah it's here. The staff here are incredibly friendly and kind. There's a great rooftop perfect for a drink or snack to top off your visit! Can't wait to come back here.
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Lani W.

Yelp
wonderful museum for all ages! kid and disability friendly, and everything is in english and italian. This museum is basically 3 in 1 - history in the basement, architecture on the main floor, and art on the top floor. Be sure to stop at the caffe del verone after you've seem everything - the view is spectacular! this museum is one of the best things I've seen in Florence so far.