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La Specola
Museum of Natural History,
Zoology Section

12:57 31 July in by Piccoli Grandi Musei

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Museum of Natural History,
Section of Mineralogy

07:02 28 July in by Piccoli Grandi Musei

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Casa Buonarroti

15:07 02 September in by Piccoli Grandi Musei

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The Brancacci Chapel

09:43 30 July in by Piccoli Grandi Musei

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Horne Museum

09:41 30 July in by Piccoli Grandi Musei

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Galileo Museum

09:38 30 July in by Piccoli Grandi Musei

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Stefano Bardini Museum

09:36 30 July in by Piccoli Grandi Musei

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Diocesan Museum of Santo Stefano al Ponte

07:05 30 July in by Piccoli Grandi Musei

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Stibbert Museum

07:33 30 July in by Piccoli Grandi Musei

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[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_tabs style="horizontal"][vc_tab title="Museum" tab_id="1401092217359-3-5"][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width="1/2"][vc_column_text] The Stibbert Museum is one of the most fascinating and surprising places in Florence. In the museum-house, created by its owner, Frederick Stibbert (1838-1906), are gathered and arranged according to an exciting and rich with drama disposition, its exceptional collections...

Porcelain Museum

07:09 30 July in by Piccoli Grandi Musei

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