Casa Buonarroti

Your encounter with Michelangelo can become even more meaningful if you include a visit to the Casa Buonarroti, a 17th century palazzo lying only a stone’s throw from the basilica – a palazzo that recalls and celebrates the genius of Michelangelo while also being a sumptous Baroque creation in its own right and hosting the family’s rich art collections. Those collections  include two celebrated marble reliefs that are absolute masterpieces of Michelangelo’s youth: the Madonna of the Stairs testifying to his enthusiastic study of Donatello’s work, and the Battle of the Centaurs, an eloquent token of his undying admiration for Classical art, carved between 1490 and 1492 when, from the ages of fifteen and seventeen, he frequented the Garden of San Marco under the protection of Lorenzo the Magnificent.

The Casa Buonarroti offers holders of tickets to the monumental complex of Santa Croce a reduction on the full price of admission to the museum. The ticket to Santa Croce must bear a date in the current year and must be shown at the museum ticket office when purchasing admission. The discount cannot be added to any other discounts from which the holder may benefit.

Opening hours
The museum is open from 10.00 am to 4.30 pm daily except for Tuesdays. The museum is closed on 1 January, Easter Sunday, 15 August and 25 December. Admission: €5.00 (instead of €8.00).

For further information: www.casabuonarroti.it