Prices of the Accademia Gallery

Located in the heart of Florence, the Accademia Gallery is, together with the Uffizi Gallery, the most visited museum in Florence. And it is here that you will find Michelangelo, the David. But it also houses other pieces of great artistic value as 'The deposition of the cross' by Filippo Lippi or 'Christ of Pity' by Andrea del Sarto.

If you want to buy your tickets online and in advance, you can buy them for about 42 €, but even so, in this post I tell you all the details about the different modalities.

The cheapest tickets to visit the Galleria dell'Accademia are priced from 25€ and include priority access, that is, you can enter quickly and without queuing. Something very practical because this museum is one of the most visited in Florence and it is common to see a large number of people waiting at the door to buy their tickets. It is also possible to purchase the ticket with an additional multilingual audio service, very practical to make the visit in detail.

How to buy tickets?

Tickets can be booked quickly and conveniently online and allow access to each and every one of its collections. In addition, you will have the option to choose the date and time that best suits your itinerary without wasting time at the ticket office or suffer setbacks.

The price of tickets at the box office to see the Galleria dell'Accademia is from 12 € for adults and 2 € reduced admission for young people aged 18 to 25 years (it is mandatory to present a valid ID), cheaper than if you buy them online and in advance, which are from 16 € and 6 € respectively. Of course, you will not escape the queues that are usually at the box office.

Meanwhile, children under 18 enter for free if you buy the ticket at the box office and if you buy it online you will have to pay from 4 € cost for a cumulative entry for five days.

A very interesting option is to visit the Accademia Gallery in the framework of a visit with an expert guide who will give you all the details in English of the different Renaissance works of art and will reveal all the secrets of this amazing museum. This tour lasts from an hour and a quarter to an hour and a half, but afterwards you can stay in the Gallery and continue the visit on your own. The price starts at 42€ per person and priority access is included, so you will be sure not to wait in line. You can also consult all your doubts about the tickets in this article.

Why take a guided tour of the Accademia Gallery?

If you have the opportunity to take a guided tour of the Accademia Gallery is a very good choice because you can learn all the details of the different works and pieces of art in the museum and you will be contextualized each of them in the historical period to which they belong. In addition, during the visit you can ask the guide all the questions you have.

If you are looking for something more intimate you can book a guided tour of the Accademia Gallery ina small group or even private. In these cases, in addition to the Galleria dell'Accademia you will also visit the Uffizi Gallery. This tour lasts three hours: an hour and a quarter in the Accademia Gallery and an hour and a half in the Uffizi Gallery. The price ranges from 95€ per person for the reduced tour and from 200€ for the private tour.

Why take a private tour of the Accademia Gallery?

As with the group tour, it is a very advisable option because the guide will give you all kinds of details of the different works of art. Moreover, as this tour combines the visit of the Accademia Gallery with the Uffizi Gallery, you will be able to compare the works of the two most important museums in Florence. And, of course, being a more intimate tour, you will have more opportunity to ask questions to the guide than on the more crowded tours.

Admission to the Galleria dell'Accademia is included in the Florence Pass and the Florence Card.

• Florence Pass: This card can be purchased online for a price starting at 78€ and, in addition to the Accademia Gallery, it also includes the visit to the Duomo of Florence and the Uffizi Gallery. This voucher offers an audio guide app and priority access to skip the line.
• Firenze Card: This card can be purchased online for a price starting at €85 and includes free priority access to a total of 72 attractions in Florence including the Accademia Gallery. The activation of the card takes place at the moment you enter the first museum and, from then on, you have 72 hours to enter the different museums and attractions.

In some exceptional cases, access to the Accademia Gallery is free of charge, but you must show a document proving one of the following conditions at the ticket office:

• Being under 18 years old.
• Groups of students from EU schools.
• Teachers and students of the Faculty of Architecture, Education Sciences, Literature, Philosophy, Fine Arts or Art History.
• Licensedtourist guides from the European Union.
• Tourist interpreters in case they accompany a tour guide.
• Persons with disabilities, as well as the family member or assistance person accompanying them.
• Persons accredited by the director for academic or research purposes.
• The staff of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
• Members of the International Council of Museums.
• Italian citizens residing abroad.
• Italian and foreign journalists registered with the College of Journalists.

Do children pay admission?

Children do not pay admission to visit the Galleria dell'Accademia. So, although it is not the best museum to go with the little ones of the house, it is always a fact to take into account. However, all children under 12 years old must be accompanied by an adult to visit the museum.