Welcome to
Museo degli Innocenti
Discover a Florentine Renaissance masterpiece that weaves together art, history and a timeless mission: to be the guardian and spokesperson for children's rights.
Current exhibitions and events
Impressionists in Normandy
November 21, 2024 to May 4, 2025
150 years after the first exhibition in Paris that sanctioned the birth of the Impressionist movement in 1874, an exceptional body of more than 70 works recounting the Impressionist movement and its close ties to Normandy arrives at the Museo degli Innocenti in Florence from Nov. 21.
From my perspective
February 20 to April 30
A never-before-seen look at life inside a juvenile penal institution: this is at the heart of the exhibition "From My Perspective," running from Feb. 20 to April 30, 2025
Pathways
exhibition
The Museo degli Innocenti offers three thematic visiting routes: History, Architecture and Art. Together, these routes create a unified narrative, capable of helping visitors discover the complexity and uniqueness of the Innocenti's cultural heritage.
History Pathway
The History path recounts the evolution of the Hospital, from its origins to the 20th century, through works of art, archival materials, biographies and testimonies of those who lived there.
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Art Route
The Art route consists of the Picture Gallery, which is located above the Front Porch and exhibits works between the 14th century and the 17th century, and, shortly, the Fresco Gallery, which overlooks the Men's Courtyard.
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Architecture pathway
The Architecture route allows you to visit Filippo Brunelleschi's famous Loggiato, the Monumental Courtyards, and the overlook of the Historical Archives.
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Gallery of Frescos
The Art itinerary includes the new Galleria degli Affreschi, which brings together the detached sinopites and frescoes of various periods and origins received on deposit by the Soprintendenza alla Gallerie Fiorentine (now the Uffizi Galleries) in 1971, following the 1966 flooding of Florence.
Soon to be opened
Education
The Bottega dei Ragazzi at the Museo degli Innocenti offers creative and educational workshops aimed at schools, children, teens and families on topics related to art, culture and active citizenship with the intention of bringing the new generations closer to artistic and cultural heritage through a practical and interactive approach inspired by thelearn-by-doing methodology of the Florentine Renaissance workshops and to foster their personal development with a view to being, from an early age, active and participating citizens.
Go to the Boys' Workshop
