The Museum

The Marble Museum was opened to the public in 2005 and testifies to the Riccardi family’s passion for collectibles, chiefly busts and ancient sculptures.

The elegant inner courtyard, designed by Michelozzo, is one of the hallmarks of the Florentine Renaissance. The Riccardi further embellished it by adding busts and ancient sculptural reliefs.

The Medici family’s alfresco paradise: over the centuries, the garden underwent several alterations but it still holds and evocative and charming allure.

The ground-floor Gallery, also known as Limonaia (lemon-tree greenhouse), is adorned with sculptures, stuccoes, and decorations added by the Riccardi family at the end of the 17th century.

The Chapel of the Magi (Cappella dei Magi), masterfully frescoed by Benozzo Gozzoli in the mid-15th century, is a stunning example of Renaissance painting.

The Hall was a part of the private rooms of the Medici family. It was expanded and refined by Riccardi during the restoration to take on its present form.

The Madonna with Child by Filippo Lippi ranks among the masterpieces of the artist in his maturity and, more in general, of the Florentine Renaissance.

The Gallery is an astonishing and shining hall, used as a function room for balls and special occasions: it stands as one of the finest examples of Florentine late Baroque.