Palazzo Medici Riccardi

About the museum

The palace was built from 1444 to a design by Michelozzo for Cosimo the Elder, and it became the main residence of the Medici until 1540, when Cosimo I moved to the Palazzo Vecchio. Piero the Gouty and Lorenzo the Magnificent lived here, and artists such as Donatello, Paolo Uccello, Filippo Lippi and Botticelli worked here.

In 1659 the Riccardi family bought the building and enlarged it, adding among other things the gallery decorated by Luca Giordano in the late 17th century. In the 18th century the palace housed the rich library and collections of the Riccardi.

Since 1874 the palace has belonged to the Province, now the Città Metropolitana di Firenze, which has its institutional seat here. The museum route includes the chapel with the frescoes of the Corteo dei Magi (Procession of the Magi), the courtyard by Michelozzo, the garden and the Baroque gallery; some rooms are dedicated to exhibitions.

Highlights

• Cappella dei Magi with Benozzo Gozzoli’s Corteo dei Magi
• Courtyard by Michelozzo
• Gallery frescoed by Luca Giordano
• Palace garden
• Rooms with temporary exhibitions and photo library

Permanent exhibitions

• Cappella dei Magi – Small private chapel of the Medici, decorated with the cycle of the Corteo dei Magi by Benozzo Gozzoli.
• Galleria di Luca Giordano – Baroque room with the vault frescoed by Luca Giordano and with mirrors, commissioned by the Riccardi.

Founded

1500

Operated by

Città Metropolitana di Firenze

Visitors per year

approx. 209,341

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The website states that the lift is temporarily out of service; for up-to-date access conditions, see the Accessibility page of the museum’s website.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Events & venue rental

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