This Saturday evening is 14th edition of European Night at the Museum across Italy and Europe!
Whether you’re in Siena or in Florence this Saturday evening, take advantage of the special 1 euro entrance fee to the region’s most popular museums. This includes the Uffizi Gallery and Accademia Gallery, in Florence as well as the Vasari Museum in Arezzo, the Pinacoteca Nazionale in Siena and more which will have special longer hours to participate in the Europe-wide event “European Night at the Museum”.
About 3,000 museums across the European Union contemporaneously participate in the event, opening up their doors in 30 countries to promote a European cultural heritage across the EU’s member states.
Here’s a list for museums across all of Tuscany taking part (for those in Florence, there are more events planned, take a look at our blog post on just Florence):
| Museo delle arti e tradizioni popolari – Palazzo Taglieschi | ANGHIARI | 19.00 – 22.00 (ticket office closes at 21.30) |
| Casa Vasari Museum | AREZZO | 20.00 – 23.00 (ticket office closes at 22.30) |
| Museo nazionale d’arte medievale e moderna | AREZZO | 20.00 – 23.00 (ticket office closes at 22.00) |
| Museo archeologico nazionale “Gaio Cilnio Mecenate” | AREZZO | 19.30 – 22.30 (ticket office closes at 22.00) |
| Medici Villa at Cerreto Guidi (Museum of the Hunt and Territory) | CERRETO GUIDI | 20.00 – 23.00 (ticket office closes at 22.30) |
| Ognissanti Last Supper | FLORENCE | 20.00 – 23.00 (ticket office closes at 22.40) |
| Medici Chapels | FLORENCE | 17.00 – 20.00 (ticket office closes at 19.30. Closing procedures start at 19.50) |
| Bargello | FLORENCE | 17.00 – 20.00 (ticket office closes at 19.30. Closing procedures start at 19.50) |
| Galleria degli Uffizi, Gallery of Statues and Paintings | FLORENCE | 19.00 – 22.00 (ticket office closes at 21.00) |
| Last Supper by Andrea del Sarto at San Salvi | FLORENCE | 20.00 – 23.00 (ticket office closes at 22.30) |
| San Marco Museum | FLORENCE | 19.00 – 22.00 (ticket office closes at 21.30) |
| Accademia Gallery | FLORENCE | 19.00 – 22.00 (ticket office closes at 21.30) |
| National Archaeological Museum | FLORENCE | 20.00 – 23.00 (ticket office closes at 22.15) |
| Garden of Villa il Castello | FLORENCE | 19.00 – 22.00 (ticket office closes at 21.00) |
| Medici Villa of La Petraia | FLORENCE | 19.00 – 22.00 (ticket office closes at 21.00) |
| Museum Opificio delle Pietre dure | FLORENCE | 20.00 – 23.00 |
| National Archaeological Museum of Cosa | ANSEDONIA | 19.00 – 22.00 (ticket office closes at 21.45) |
| Archaeological Area in Roselle | GROSSETO | 19.00 – 22.00 (ticket office closes at 21.30) |
| National Museum at Villa Guinigi | LUCCA | 19.30 – 22.30 (ticket office closes at 22.00) |
| National Pinacoteca and Museum of Palazzo Mansi | LUCCA | 19.30 – 22.30 (ticket office closes at 22.00) |
| National Museum of the Monumental Certosa of Calci | CALCI | 19.30 – 22.30 (ticket office closes at 20.45) |
| National Museum of San Matteo | PISA | 20.00 – 23.00 (ticket office closes at 22.30) |
| Museum of Casa Giusti | MONSUMMANO TERME | 19.00 – 22.00 (ticket office closes at 21.30) |
| Church of Tau | PISTOIA | 21.00 – 24.00 (ticket office closes at 23.30) |
| Medici Villa at Poggio a Caiano (and Still Life Museum) | POGGIO A CAIANO | 19.00 – 22.00 (ticket office closes at 21.00) |
| National Archaeological Museum in Chiusi | CHIUSI | 20.00 – 23.00 (ticket office closes at 22.30. The necropolis at Poggio Renzo and the Tomb of the Monkey will NOT be open) |
| National Pinacoteca in Siena | SIENA | 19.30 – 22.30 (ticket office closes at 21.30) |
This weekend is also the FESTA DEI MUSEI, an Italian nation-wide event promoting museums in Italy. To read more details, check out the official site here.
About Lourdes Flores
An American living in Florence for over 10 years, Lourdes continues to explore and discover new places in Tuscany with the eyes of a tourist but with the experience of living in Italy. She shares her experiences on this blog and website, particularly offering lots of travel planning help on the Forum!
