Digital Archive
The Broken Coin. A story of Tino the Nocentine
The recognition signs of the Innocenti Hospital.
The Museo degli Innocenti tells the story of the children's recognition signs, those small objects that, worn upon arrival at the historic Hospital, were necessary for their future recognition by their families.
Fragments of the Comedy in the Archives of the Innocents
Video presentation of the exhibition "An Unexpected Legacy. Fragments of the Comedy in the Archives of the Innocents," realized thanks to the synergy between the Museo degli Innocenti and the Historical Archives of the Institution.
Church of the Innocents returns to its glory
The ancient Church of the Innocenti and its history in a three-dimensional video that describes its artistic and architectural transformations over the centuries, giving us back, even if only virtually, its original appearance.
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Nannies and Mothers: slave girls and their children in 15th-century Florence
Since 1445 the Spedale degli Innocenti has taken in abandoned boys and girls, among whom few know that there were also the children of black and oriental slaves, bought to be destined for domestic work and the role of nannies.
The altarpieces
In the room devoted to altarpieces, we find three large works made at various stages of the 15th century for the altars of the church of Santa Maria degli Innocenti.
Renaissance courtyards
Together with the entrance loggia, the two Renaissance courtyards form the architectural section of the Museum and have always been the heart of the institution.
The jewels of the picture gallery
Since its founding, countless works of art have been collected by the Hospital for the adornment, value and functionality of the institution.
The Birth of the Innocents
The historical section of the museum tells the story of the founding of the former Spedale degli Innocenti through works of art, objects of worship and archival documents.
The institute and its museum
The loggia of the former Ospedale degli Innocenti overlooks the beautiful Piazza delle Santissima Annunziata in the heart of Florence's historic center.
The treasure chest of the Historical Archives
The hall of signs forms the heart of the museum's historical section and allows us to immerse ourselves in the stories of the many children left behind in the great house of the Innocents.
The institute between past and present
In the Immersive Room, visitors can listen to the story of the Hospital told by Filippo Brunelleschi and a girl from our own time.
The construction of the Factory
Through a virtual reconstruction, it is possible to visualize the various stages of the hospital's construction from 1419 to the end of the last century.
