Museo del Bargello

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Via del Proconsolo, 4, Florence, Italy 50122+39 0552388606
Description: The Bargello Museum has as good a collection of sculptures as the Uffizi has paintings. I particularly wanted to see and admire the Donatello, Giambologna and Cellini works, including many of the originals of statues whi...Read More
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Must See Sculpture Collection
Must See Sculpture Collection

by artslover

Calgary, Alberta

February 3, 2010

Best of IgoUgo The Bargello Museum has as good a collection of sculptures as the Uffizi has paintings. I particularly wanted to see and admire the Donatello, Giambologna and Cellini works, including many of the originals of statues which have copies standing ...Read more
One of the World's Best Sculpture Museums
One of the World's Best Sculpture Museums

by airynfaerie

St. Augustine, Florida

October 18, 2009

Best of IgoUgo One of the premier sculpture museums in the world, Florence's famous Bargello is a must-see for art-lovers who visit this Renaissance city. Also known as Palazzo del Popolo, or "Palace of the People", the Bargello is located in one of the city's ...Read more
The Brilliant Bargello
The Brilliant Bargello

by Liam Hetherington

Manchester, United Kingdom

August 10, 2008

Best of IgoUgo At only €4.00, the Bargello is one of the better deals in town. A surprisingly large museum devoted to statuary and objets d’art hived off from the Medici bequest that formed the basis of the Uffizi collection it is certainly much better value than ...Read more
Museo del Bargello
Museo del Bargello

by paolo1899

Naples, Italy

October 13, 2007

Best of IgoUgo The National Museum of Bargello is found in one of the oldest palaces in Florence dating back to 1255. At first, residence of the Captains of the People, it later became residence of the Captain of Justice.The Bargello, gets its name from the person ...Read more

From journal Palazzo del Bargello

Museo del Bargello
Museo del Bargello

by pointofnoreturn

Ottawa, Ontario

August 26, 2007

Best of IgoUgo The Bargello was once a prison where public executions were held in Florence near the Duomo. Today, it is the home to a large extensive collection of works by Donatello. The most famous work of art in the Bargello is undoubtedly Donatello's bronze ...Read more


Bargello

by ShannonBrooke

Somerville, Massachusetts

June 2, 2004

This beautiful building was formerly a civic building and also a prison. It has a long storied history and that atmosphere provides a backdrop to the gorgeous Renaissance artworks that now inhabit the building. Among the many art museums in ...Read more

From journal Fabulous Florence

Bargello

by akakd

, Arizona

August 31, 2003

Begun in 1255, the Bargello houses some of Italy's finest sculptures. Initally the town hall, but later the home of the chief of police (the bargello), it opened as a museum in 1865. Some of the finest works include Donatello's "David"; ...Read more
Bargello

by Mary Porcher

New Haven, Connecticut

March 27, 2001

Best of IgoUgo Average Rating: 6.5, Time to allot: 1.5 hours, Cost $4We arrived at the Bargello at 1:00, and we only had an hour until the 2:00 closing time. We decided to go in, because we wouldn’t have to a chance to return (they are open 9:00 – 2:00 only). ...Read more

From journal Five Days in Florence

Bargello

by kylebarber

Seattle, Washington

December 6, 2000

Best of IgoUgo This dark, imposing building doesn't just seem ominous. It has a very unsettling history of violence and corruption. Despite being designed as a palatial town center, it has housed police organizations, suspect political groups, a prison, torture ...Read more