Accademia Gallery Small Group Guided Tour: Explore the Home of Michelangelo’s David

Immerse yourself in the world of Michelangelo on a small group guided tour of the Accademia Gallery. Discover the captivating history behind Michelangelo’s David and other masterpieces with our expert guide.

Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Galleria dell’Accademia - Known as Italy’s second most popular museum and the home of the original Michelangelo’s David, Academy of Fine Arts of Florence was founded in the last XVIII century and still receives art students from all around the world today. Accademia stores masterpieces of great artist such as Giambologna, Ghirlandaio, and Michelangelo. Our expert English speaking guide will bring each masterpiece to come back to life with stories of one of the world’s greatest artist.
What's Included
  • Bottled water provided
  • Access to restrooms
  • Skip-the-line ticket access
  • Complimentary luggage storage
  • Experienced professional guide
Additional Information

The Accademia Gallery in Florence was formerly a part of the esteemed Academy of Fine Arts. It was established in 1784 by Grand Duke Pietro Leopoldo, who amassed a vast collection of original and replicated art pieces.

The Accademia was selected to house Michelangelo’s David as it is situated in the very square where Michelangelo first learned to sculpt as a child. In 1873, the city of Florence transported David to a new location within the Accademia Gallery because his original location, the Signoria Square, was no longer secure.

Our knowledgeable guide will help the masterpieces come alive, telling the insider tales of one of the greatest artists to have ever lived.

Location
Via Ricasoli, 109r
Via Ricasoli
We have a small office just across the street with the museum, and we'll be waiting for you there.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Erica_s
Jul 24, 2024
Great tour!!! If Guido is your guide, you can’t go wrong - Guido, our guide for this experience, was absolutely fantastic! He was very personable and able to connect with the adults and the kids alike. His stories were entertaining, and above all, his knowledge of the art and history surrounding the items in the museum was obvious.
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Alyssa_c
Jul 22, 2024
Great tour and exceptional artwork! - The gallery was great and the David was breathtaking to see in real life. Our tour guide was also friendly and knowledgeable about the David and other pieces of art in the gallery. I was also very appreciate of the tour company staff - my mom and I were staying on the outskirts of the city limits, and we had a hard time getting a cab to get to the museum that morning. As a result, we showed up right at the start time rather than the advised 20ish minutes beforehand. The staff were totally understanding and very accommodating. I would definitely recommend!
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Leanne_f
Jul 6, 2024
Fantastic David - Michael Leonardo’s David was amazing, the tour guide explained ever So we’ll, was good to learn the history of such a magnificent sculpture
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Patricia_h
Jul 5, 2024
Great! - The tour guide lady was an older lady and very knowledgeable. I didn’t get her name but she did very well. We were all engaged and learned from her. It was not boring and long but informative and engaging.
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Paul_r
Jun 30, 2024
Great Tour! - Great tour! Extremely well organized and informative. Lots of detail about Michelangelo as well as other artists and their works contained within the museum.
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Karen_d
Jun 29, 2024
Great tour - Our tour guide Sylvia was great- very knowledgeable and she made the tour interesting & fun. Learnt a lot!
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Patricia_s
Jun 23, 2024
Very informative. - The statue of David has no words. Our guide described the history of the statue which we would have never known on our own.
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Donna_d
Aug 24, 2024
Good tour - Tour guide was good as they work very hard for a living It was organized The museum itself is small so a skip the line ticket would suffice We went later in the afternoon around 3.00 so was not crowds not as big as I expected
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Anthony_k
Jul 15, 2024
Great museum and tour - Very nice and knowledgeable tour guide, radios a little difficult to hear. Museum is a nice visit! Ciao
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Atish_k
Jul 4, 2024
All about David! - Sculpture of David by Michaelangelo is the main attraction at Accademia and it did not fail to impress. The tour guide (Roger) did a great job explaining the structure from four angles. Prior to David, the guide provided some interesting historical context to the “factory” style of paintings, where the main artist would draw the key faces and figures and the background sky, grass, etc would be filled in by the students. A few areas for improvement: (1) the tour was supposed to be a small group (~6 people) but this one turned out to be more than twice that number; (2) entrance was delayed by 30 minutes as they did not seem to have a guide for our time slot and we were added to the next group at the last minute; (3) once inside, the actual guided tour itself lasted just under one hour and felt somewhat rushed.
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