Accademia.org is a guide dedicated to the Accademia Gallery Museum in Florence, Italy. Admire Michelangelo's David, reserve your tickets, book your tour.
The Accademia Gallery is one of the top museums in the world and in Florence. Every year, millions of visitors to Florence and Tuscany enter the Accademia to see with their own eyes Michelangelo’s David and some of the most famous works of art and masterpieces that have marked mankind’s artistic innovation through the centuries.
The Accademia started as a teaching facility for the Academy of Fine Arts students located right next door in the 18th century.
At the Accademia Gallery, you can admire from a short distance the perfection of the most famous statue in Florence and, perhaps, in all the world: Michelangelo’s David. This astonishing Renaissance sculpture was created between 1501 and 1504.
The Accademia Gallery’s collection includes priceless masterpieces and works of art in its various halls spread over two floors. You really should visit the entire museum, as it isn’t very large. However, we can also offer highlights of the more famous artworks within the Accademia so that you can plan your visit and see more than just Michelangelo’s David.
All of the main halls at the Accademia Gallery, with details on what is in each hall and the main artworks to see in each.
The Accademia Gallery is Florence’s most visited museum right after the Uffizi Gallery. The original statue of Michelangelo’s famous David actually has made the Accademia the most popular museum in Florence, thus making the statue the most admired work in all of Florence’s museums and top sights in all of Italy.