La Galleria degli Uffizi si trova a Firenze e rappresenta uno dei poli museali più importanti del mondo

Talking about Tuscan museums It's about talking mainly about art, but not only. Florence, as the capital, represents the nodal center of all artistic collections derived from the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, and logically dominates the rest of the region in terms of museums.

Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici's pact with the Lorraine family to safeguard their artistic heritage

But it was not at all as easy as it seems, if we owe it to the decisive intervention of the last representative of the Medici dynasty, Anna Maria Luisa, Princess Electress of the Palatinate, the permanence in the city of the vast majority of the works of art that have made its history over the centuries.

The Family Pact with the Lorena

In the 1737, in fact, the princess stipulated with the Lorraine the so-called "Family Pact” which established that those who took over the government could not transport «or take it out of the Capital and the State of the Grand Duchy… Galleries, Paintings, Statues, Libraries, Jewels and other precious things… so that they would remain as an ornament to the State, for the benefit of the public and to attract the curiosity of foreigners».

The pact was honored by the new Grand Dukes, and it is at that moment that the current Florence, one of the greatest art capitals and culture to the world.

The main Florentine museums

Staying in the capital, the Uffizi Gallery It is one of the most extraordinary museum complexes on the planet. To this must certainly be added the Palatine Gallery, with the paintings of the "golden ages"; the Bargello, with the sculptures of the Renaissance; the Museum of San Marco, with the works of Beato Angelico; the Accademia Gallery, which contains the most famous sculpture of all time: the David by Michelangelo; the Medici Chapels; Pitti Palace, with works from the sixteenth century and the Baroque; Museum of the Opera del Duomo, and many others.

Which museums to visit in Prato

Escaping instead from the somewhat absolutist egocentrism of Florence, Lawn, for example, we find the very interesting Luigi Pecci Center for Contemporary ArtThis is the first Italian institution with the aim of presenting, documenting, collecting and supporting artistic research of visual arts And performative as cinema, music, architecture, design, fashion and literature.

Over the years they have been able to nourish their collection with over a thousand works which map the artistic trends from the 1960s onwards. A varied and interesting route which we recommend to everyone. Also in Prato, worth a visit is the Textile Museum.

Must-see Tuscan museums

TO Livorno It is worth a visit Museum of Natural History of the Mediterranean.

If to Siena there is the beautiful one Foundation of the Sienese Museums, to San Gimignano The Town Hall It is an attraction for every self-respecting tourist.

TO Pisa, a must is the National Museum of San Matteo, the most important museum of painting and sculpture in the city, as well as Arezzo The Vasari House Museum.

In short, it's true that Florence towers over everything, but it's also true that museum visits don't end there. TuscanyPeople, over the years, has also paid a lot of attention to less celebrated museums, but no less beautiful, like the Marini Museum to Pistoia, as well as the many events that took place in the most varied structures, such as the 109 works from the Leone Piccioni collection in Villa Bertelli (Forte dei Marmi), rather than the Yoga Concert to the Stibbert Museum.

At this point all you have to do is follow us in this inexhaustible, fascinating journey into Tuscan art that touches every era, style and sensibility.