Museo Opificio delle Pietre Dure
4 expert reviews
“Pietre dure, piecing together cut pieces of precious and semi-precious stones... the collection in this museum is small, but the pieces are uniformly excellent.”
– Frommer's
"Founded in 1588 to support the Florentine art of pietre dure... mosaic-like inlays of marble and semi-precious stones." Full review
"The museum is highly informative, and includes some magnificent late Renaissance examples of this highly specialized and beautiful craft." Full review
"Overlooked amid the tourist bustle of Florence, this museum is dedicated to the craft of stone inlay. " Full review