These aren't the most popular of the Pitti's museums, and the Museo degli Argenti has what seem like miles of the most extravagant and often hideous objets d'art and housewares the Medici and Lorraines could put their hands on. If the collections prove anything, it's that as the Medici became richer and more powerful, their taste declined proportionally. The Costume Gallery is marginally more interesting. The collections concentrate on the 18th to 20th centuries but also display outfits from back to the 16th century. The dress in which Eleonora of Toledo was buried, made famous by Bronzino's intricate depiction of its velvety embroidered silk and in-sewn pearls on his portrait of her in the Uffizi, is sometimes on display.
Florence› Attraction
Galleria del Costume & Museo degli Argenti
Florence, Italy
Our Rating
Neighborhood
Piazza de' Pitti
Hours
Tues–Sun 8:15am–6:50pm
Transportation
Bus: C3, D, 11, 36, or 37
Phone
055-238-8709
Prices
Mar–Oct 16€ , Nov–Feb 10€; half-price admission before 9am
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