Opening hours of the Accademia Gallery

The Accademia Gallery is a must on your trip to Florence. The opening hours are from Tuesday to Sunday from 9 am to 6.45 pm. But if you want to know the best days and times to make your visit as comfortable as possible, read on.

And if you are looking for additional information about this popular museum, don't hesitate to read the post Tickets to the Accademia Gallery. Also, in the post What to see and do in Florence you can learn about other proposals in the capital of Tuscany.

The Galleria dell'Accademia is open from **Tuesday to Sunday from 9.00 am to 6.45 pm. ** So, unless you are only visiting Florence on one day and it falls on a Monday, you should have no problem scheduling your visit.

• The Accademia Gallery is open from Tuesday to Sunday.
• Opening time: 9:00 am.
• Closing time: 6:45pm.
• Last admission of visitors: 5.45pm, one hour before closing time.

The opening hours of the Galleria dell'Accademia at the weekend are from 9:00 am to 6:45 pm, the same as the rest of the week. However, if your visit coincides with the weekend, it is important to bear in mind that on Saturdays and Sundays it is necessary to book in advance or buy your ticket in advance. In addition, you will lose more time at the security checkpoint, because these two days have a higher number of visitors.

Private guided tours of the Accademia Gallery take place every day of the week**, from 10:00 am to 5:00** pm, so if you decide to take this type of tour you can adjust it to the schedule that best suits you. The tour takes between three quarters of an hour and an hour and a half, depending on the type of tour you choose.

The traveller's tip

I recommend visiting the Accademia Gallery on a weekday in the early morning or late afternoon. This is when there are fewer visitors and you will be able to see each of the works in greater comfort and tranquillity.

The visit to the Accademia Gallery has an estimated duration of between 45 and 90 minutes depending on the pace of your visit and the time you spend in front of each of the works. If you take a guided tour of the Galleria dell'Accademia, the tour usually lasts between 75 and 90 minutes.

As for the days the Galleria dell'Accademia is closed, in addition to every Monday of the year, there are also January 1st and December 25th. Even so, it is always advisable to check the official website before your visit in case there are any last-minute changes.

The Galleria dell'Accademia is, together with the Uffizi Gallery, the most visited museum in Florence. Therefore, whenever you go there you will usually find a large number of people queuing to get in. Even so, it is always less crowded on weekdays, both early in the morning and late in the afternoon. And, of course, between October and April there will always be fewer visitors than from May to September, which coincides with the high season months in Italy.

The Galleria dell'Accademia is the second most visited museum in Florence and one of the most popular in Italy, so if you want to avoid the long queue at the ticket office, I recommend that you buy your tickets online in advance. It is also advisable to buy a priority-access ticket to gain access as quickly as possible.

On your visit to the Galleria dell'Accademia it is important that you take into account the timetable of the nearby attractions in order to plan your day as well as possible and make the most of the day:

• Basilica of Santa Maria Nouvella: Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and on Sundays from 12 - 1 pm to 5 pm.
• Basilica of San Lorenzo: Monday to Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 1.30 pm to 5.30 pm.
• Palazzo Medici Riccardi: From 10.30 am to 6.30 pm.
• Museo Casa Di Dante: Open every day except Monday. In summer from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and in winter from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., except on weekends when opening hours are extended to 6 p.m.
• Santissima Annunziata: In the morning from 7.30 am to 12.30 pm and in the afternoon from 4 pm to 6.30 pm.
• National Archaeological Museum of Florence: Every day of the week from 8.30 am to 2 pm.
• Florence Duomo: The Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore is open from Monday to Saturday from 10.15 am to 5 pm.
• Brunelleschi's Dome: Monday to Friday from 8.15 am to 7.45 pm, Saturday from 8.15 am to 5.15 pm and Sunday from 12.45 pm to 5.15 pm.
• Giotto's Campanile: Every day of the week from 8.15 am to 7.45 pm.
• Battistero di San Giovanni: Every day of the week from 9.00 am to 7.45 pm.
• Museo dell'Opera del Duomo: Every day of the week from 10.15 am to 4.15 pm.
• Crypt of Santa Reparata: Monday to Saturday from 10.15 am to 5 pm and Sunday from 1.30 pm to 5 pm.
• Palazzo Vecchio: Open every day of the week from 9.00 am to 7.00 pm, except Thursdays when it closes at 2.00 pm.
• Uffizi Gallery: Tuesday to Sunday from 8.15am to 6.50pm.