The Galileo Galilei Museum is an international reference point regarding Galileo Galilei and the history of science, as well as one of the most important museums in Florence.
Five centuries of scientific collections are permanently exhibited here thanks to the Medici and Lorraine families.
The collection shows all the instruments created by Galileo Galilei, such as the wide selection of telescopes, ancient globes and sculpted celestial spheres. They are works not only to be admired but also with which to interact, also taking advantage of the interesting educational workshops that are set up here for its visitors.
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Galileo Museum Tour: What to See with the Guide
The guided tour of the Galileo Galilei Museum lasts 2 hours.
The Museum presents precious collections that belonged to the Medici and Lorraine. The Medici collections are arranged in 9 rooms in which the most famous instruments created by Galileo during the period between the 15th and 18th centuries are located, including telescopes, the objective lens, with which Galileo discovered the so-called Galilean moons of Jupiter, terrestrial and celestial globes, including the giant armillary sphere.
The Lorraine collection, also set up in 9 rooms, includes instruments dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries and used in chemistry, electricity and electromagnetism. There are also obstetric wax models from the ancient hospital of Santa Maria Novella.
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Summary of stages
The stages of the tour at the Museum are:
- Medici collection: telescopes, objective lens, thermometers, globes, armillary sphere
- Lorraine Collection: Experimental Electrical and Chemical Instruments
