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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
Emerging Voices
June 19 through September 13, 2026
The Museo degli Innocenti "Voci Emergenti," a participatory exhibition project that engages art students studying in Florence in an educational and creative program held within the museum.
Hugo Suissas
June 19 through September 13, 2026
The Museo degli Innocenti a new temporary exhibition dedicated to Hugo Suissas, a contemporary photographer who reinterprets everyday reality through striking optical illusions and plays on perspective.
Girls in the Innocenti Archives: 1900-1921
from November 14, 2025, to March 15, 2026 – extended to June 30, 2026
A project to preserve the memory of the young women of Nocentini.
A Summer at the Museum, summer centers return to the Bottega dei Ragazzi
September 7–11, 2026
Two weeks of art workshops at the Museo degli Innocenti, where history meets art.
Exhibition Itinerary
The Museo degli Innocenti offers three thematic visit Itinerary : History, Architecture and Art. Together, these Itinerary create a unified narrative capable of helping visitors discover the complexity and uniqueness of the Innocenti's cultural heritage.
History Itinerary
The History Itinerary chronicles the evolution of the Hospital, from its origins to the 20th century, through artwork, archival materials, biographies and testimonies of those who lived there.
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Art itinerary
The Art itinerary 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 Galleria degli Affreschi , which overlooks the Cortile degli uomini.
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Architecture itinerary
The Architecture itinerary allows you to visit Filippo Brunelleschi's famous Loggiato, the Monumental Courtyards, and the overlook of the Historical Archives.
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Galleria degli Affreschi
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 Florence flood.
As of May 23, 2025
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Education
La Bottega dei Ragazzi of 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 new generations closer to artistic and cultural heritage through a practical and interactive approach that is 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.
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