Notices

Sunday, April 19, the monumental complex will open at 1:00 PM to allow the celebration of the closing Mass of the Francesco Live Festival.

We inform visitors that the Baroncelli and Castellani Chapels are temporarily inaccessible to allow maintenance and inspection activities to take place in the transept area.

Temporary monitoring activities are currently taking place in the basilica and may interfere with the quiet atmosphere of the site. Some works may be visible from a distance, and certain chapels may not be accessible. In certain time slots, the work may cause some noise.

Restoration work is currently underway on some artworks in the Medici Chapel. The space will be accessible; however, the Entombment of Christ by A. Allori, the Dispute over the Immaculate Conceptio by C. Portelli, and the site of Galileo’s original burial will not be visible for the entire duration of the restoration period.

We inform visitors that on Sunday, May 17th, the Monumental Complex will be closed.

Work is currently underway to improve the accessibility of the monumental complex by removing architectural barriers and creating a new visitor route. After visiting the Basilica and the Sacristy, the route continues by exiting the basilica and re-entering Arnolfo’s cloister through an external passageway.

We inform visitors that the Bardi chapel is now closed for restoration. The Giotto frescoes with the Stories of Saint Francis will not be visible for the duration of the restoration period.

Henry Moore's Warrior with Shield (1972), after a period of maintenance, is currently located in Palazzo Vecchio, in the Terrazza di Saturno, where the sculptor himself desired it.