The history of fashion from the 18th century to the 2000s illustrated by captivating glimpses in an interplay between art and the historical environment of the Museum

The history of fashion, haute couture, the evolution of taste and costume through the centuries

Between public and private court life: a Palace for three dynasties

Pitti Palace

<p>The Museum of Costume and Fashion (formerly known as the Costume Gallery) is located in the Palazzina della Meridiana next to the southern wing of Pitti Palace. Started under Grand Duke of Tuscany Peter Leopold by architect Gaspero Maria Paoletti in 1776 and completed in 1830 by Pasquale Poccianti under Grand Duke Leopold II, the building takes its name from the astronomical instrument made by Vincenzo Viviani in 1699. The instrument is in the vestibule &ndash; with the gnomon pinhole &ndash; of Grand Prince Ferdinando de&rsquo; Medici&rsquo;s apartment. Anton Domenico Gabbiani depicted the Allegory of Time and the Arts (1693) in the vault of the vestibule. All the successive dynasties, from the Habsburg-Lorraine family to the House of Savoy, including the regency of Maria Luisa of Parma and the brief reign of Elisa Baciocchi, left their mark on furnishings and decorative wall paintings. Founded in 1983, it was the first State museum in Italy dedicated to the history of fashion and its social significance. Displayed in rotation for conservation reasons, its collections include clothes, jewellery and accessories from the 18th century to today, along with a captivating group of stage costumes worn by movie, theatre and opera stars in works helmed by reknowned 20th-century directors. Among ancient garments, the 16th-century funeral clothes of Cosimo I de&rsquo; Medici, Eleanor of Toledo and their son Garzia de&rsquo; Medici have been completely restored and are part of the permanent collection on display.</p>

Museum of Costume and Fashion

The Museum of Costume and Fashion completely reopened with a new arrangement

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From the Uffizi to the Boboli Gardens: a road above the city

Corridoio Vasariano

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Boboli Gardens

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Terre degli Uffizi

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Inauguration of new areas with the Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano and the Director of the Galleries Simone Verde

The Gallery of Modern Art at Pitti Palace has just turned 100

100 years of Gallery of Modern Art

The Pitti Palace Gallery of Modern Art turns one hundred years old

Words and images narrate the dramatic days of the summer of 1944. From the evacuation of the houses along the Arno river, to finding refuge inside the Pitti Palace, up to the morning when Florentine people saw the dust cloud of the destroyed bridges rise over the city.

29 luglio – 4 agosto 1944. La Repubblica di Pitti

Words and images narrate the dramatic days of the summer of 1944.  

Tramonto su Ponte Vecchio

Uffizi by night on Tuesdays

Uffizi by night

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Between public and private court life: a Palace for three dynasties

Where Nature, Art, Science and Alchemy meet

A territory to explore, an artistic heritage to rediscover

The Museum of Costume and Fashion completely reopened with a new arrangement

Free admission to the national museums on the first Sunday of each month

Divina simulacra

The Museum of Costume and Fashion completely reopened with a new arrangement

Free admission to the national museums on the first Sunday of each month

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Uffizi Galleries: "Future in the Ancient"

A Great Masterpiece of 18th-Century French Art Enters the Collection

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