National Archaeological Museum of Florence

Why go

Come for a longer view of Tuscany before the Renaissance. The Chimera of Arezzo, the bronze Orator, Etruscan sarcophagi and the François Vase show local belief, burial and exchange with Greece, while the Egyptian rooms trace a different collecting history.

What to look for

• The Chimera of Arezzo is a dramatic Etruscan bronze found during Medici fortress works in 1553.
• The François Vase layers Greek myths across a large black-figure krater from about 570 BC.
• The Egyptian collection grew partly from the 1828–29 expedition led by Rosellini and Champollion.

Useful to know

• Start with the Etruscan bronzes, then use the second-floor ceramics to trace exchange with Greek workshops.
• Check the official calendar before going.

Your next visit

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