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Museo dell'Opera del DuomovsCappelle Medicee
Both are praised by experts. Overall, Medici Chapels scores marginally higher than Museo dell'Opera del Duomo. Medici Chapels ranks #8 in Florence with recommendations from 5 publications like Concierge, Frommer's and Let's Go.
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
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Piazza del Duomo 9, via della Canonica 1, 50122 Florence
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Fodor's "At press time, the museum was undergoing some serious expansion, and the results will be splendid when work is completed in October 2015." Full review
Frommer's "This museum exists mainly to house the sculptures removed from the niches and doors of the Duomo group for restoration and preservation from the elements." Full review
Frommer's "The old Chapter House-cum-convent has been transformed into a storehouse for sculptures, paintings, and other works." Full review
Lonely Planet "A repository for works of art once displayed in the cathedral and baptistry." Full review
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Don't miss the tranquil cloister garden with great views of the Leaning Tower.
Fodor's "The museum also includes such 15th-century gems as Fra Filippo Lippi's Madonna and Child, Giovanni Bellini's (circa 1432–1516) Christ on the Cross." Full review
Travel + Leisure "This museum houses works, mostly sculptural, that once adorned the facade of the Duomo, Giotto's campanile (bell tower) and the baptistery. " Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Art lovers will be delighted by its multiple masterpieces by great figures such as Michelangelo, Donatello and Della Robbia." Full review
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The cathedral museum is as essential a visit.
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"These rooms overlook a courtyard flanked on one side by the arcades of a delightful Romanesque cloister which is a harmonious combination of green marble from Prato and white Carrara marble." Full review
Afar Magazine "Florence’s wonderful Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Cathedral Works Museum) is open to the public with double its original floor space and a new contemporary look." Full review
U.S. News & World Report4.0
"Spanning 25 rooms, three floors and nearly 65,000 square feet, the massive Museo dell'Opera del Duomo houses more than 750 works of art covering nearly 720 years of history." Full review
Cappelle Medicee
Concierge Fodor's
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Condé Nast Traveler Travel + Leisure Frommer's
Piazza Madonna degli Aldobrandini 6, Florence
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Concierge "Attached to the church of San Lorenzo, this complex of three rooms is the final resting place of Medicis great and small."
Fodor's "A tour de force of architecture and sculpture. " Full review
Let's Go "The dark Cappella Principe hovers over the sky and guards six mighty-looking tombs of Medici rulers. " Full review
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"The funerary chapel... is striking for its sheer scale and its sombre aspect. The New Sacristy (built to house the Medici tombs - note the sculpture) is Michelangelo's." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "The Medici Chapels are two beautiful chapels in the Basilica of San Lorenzo, which set the stage for the Renaissance." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Michelangelo's most mournful works are these intimate tombs of the Medici family, topped with colossal figures of Night, Day, Dusk and Dawn, with a Madonna and Child between them."
Florence Travel Guide
July 7, 2021
Frommer's "This pair mirrors the similarly fashioned “Day” (male) and “Night” (female) across the way. " Full review
