Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
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Museo dell'Opera del Duomo is a museum, at a modelled elevation of 65 m. Poggio Casaccia stands 921 m to the north, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Palla del Verrocchio, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
The story
The Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Museum of the Works of the Cathedral) in Florence, Italy is a museum containing many of the original works of art created for Florence Cathedral, including the adjacent Florence Baptistery and Giotto's campanile. Most of the exterior sculptures have been removed from these buildings, usually replaced by replica pieces, with the museum conserving the originals. The museum is located opposite the east end of the Duomo, with its trilobate apse. It occupies the area of the original cathedral works where much of the sculpture it houses was originally carved, as well as pieces such as Michelangelo's David, which was initially commissioned by the cathedral works as a buttress figure, but was installed in front of the Palazzo della Signoria (now in the Galleria dell'Accademia). It opened as a museum in 1891, and now houses what has been called "one of the world's most important collections of sculpture." Between 2009 and 2015 the museum considerably expanded, taking over the adjacent old Teatro Nuovo ("new theatre") building. This allowed the construction of large display frameworks copying the outline of the old façade of the cathedral, into which the museum's originals are placed at their appropriate positions. As of April 2023, the director of the museum is Fr. Timothy Verdon, an American priest who has held the position since 2011.
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Dates from 1891.
Wikidata Q1200696, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Palla del Verrocchio: 0.0 mi
- NATHAN CASSUTO: 0.1 mi
- Taras Ševčenko: 0.1 mi
- DIODATO GASTONE SADUN: 0.1 mi
- Colonna di San Zanobi: 0.2 mi
- Museo del Giocattolo e di Pinocchio: 0.1 mi
- Chiesa di San Benedetto: 0.1 mi
- Museo de Medici: 0.1 mi
- Cripta di Santa Reparata: 0.1 mi
- Museo nazionale di antropologia ed etnologia: 0.1 mi
- Lediesis - Rita Levi Montalcini: 0.1 mi
- Lediesis - La Madonna: 0.2 mi
- Monumento a Giovanni delle Bande Nere: 0.2 mi
- Greta Thunberg: 0.2 mi
- Colonna dell’Abbondanza: 0.2 mi
- Giardino Wanda Lattes e Alberto Nirenstein: 0.4 mi
- Piazza D'Azeglio: 0.5 mi
- Giardino del Borgo: 0.5 mi
- Giardino Giuliani: 0.6 mi
- Giardino Bardini: 0.6 mi
- Piazzale Michelangelo: 0.9 mi
- Fonte Pecchioli: 4.3 mi
- Fonte Mezzina: 4.8 mi
- Fonte Giallina: 5.0 mi
- Fonte di Cascina: 5.7 mi
- Monte Cuccioli: 2.6 mi
- Montepiano: 2.8 mi
- Colle San Francesco: 2.9 mi
- Monterivecchi: 2.9 mi
- Monte Rinaldi: 2.9 mi
- Cupola del Brunelleschi: 0.1 mi
- Porta della Mandorla: 0.1 mi
- Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore: 0.1 mi
- Campanile di Giotto: 0.1 mi
- Battistero di San Giovanni: 0.2 mi
- Giardino del Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Firenze: 0.3 mi
- Giardino Enzo Bonaventura: 0.4 mi
- Giardino Daniela Misul: 0.4 mi
- Giardino di Palazzo Capponi: 0.4 mi
- Giardino di villa Ruspoli: 0.5 mi
- Fontesanta: 7.2 mi
- Area Botanica "Quercia Mencola": 9.2 mi
- Fonte della Capra: 12.2 mi
- Macinaia: 16.1 mi
- Area attrezzata Poggio alla Risala: 16.6 mi
- Tonfo del Diavolo: 7.7 mi
- Pescaia Calvelli: 13.6 mi
- Cascata di Meriggioni: 16.3 mi
- Pisciolo di Macereto: 16.5 mi
- Pisciolo di Sant'Antonio: 16.9 mi
- Area naturale protetta di interesse locale Stagni di Focognano: 5.9 mi
- Habitat Isolation: 8.3 mi
- Poggio Fonte Massi: 14.5 mi
- Parco Naturale di Cavriglia: 18.5 mi
- Masso al Cane: 8.3 mi
- Balze di Cognorsi: 13.1 mi
- Palestra di arrampicata di Massanera: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Museo dell'Opera del Duomo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poggio Casaccia | N 352° | 921 m | 7.0 mi |
| Poggio Cornacchiaccia | N 351° | 892 m | 7.4 mi |
| Poggio Capannelle | N 355° | 839 m | 7.2 mi |
| Poggio Trini | N 355° | 764 m | 6.7 mi |
| Poggio al Giro | N 356° | 747 m | 5.5 mi |
| Monte Rotondo | N 353° | 705 m | 6.2 mi |
| Poggio Pratone | NE 46° | 702 m | 5.9 mi |
| Poggio Balletto | N 355° | 690 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:20 | 17:49 | 18:27 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:17 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 15:54 | 16:41 |
Local time (Europe/Rome).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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