Florence: Michelangelo's David Official Timed Entry ticket

About This Experience

This is the Accademia's official timed-entry ticket bought through an authorized reseller, Slow Tour Tuscany, whose office on Via degli Alfani is a few steps from the museum. You go to the office ten minutes before your reserved time, show ID, collect the paper ticket and walk to the entrance on Via Ricasoli for your slot. The office has air-conditioned rooms where you can wait and buy a drink if you arrive early. Inside, the visit is self-guided: the listing allows about 45 minutes for the museum and 15 for David, and the route runs through the Hall of the Colossus, the Prisoners, the Tribune with David, the Bartolini plaster casts, the Florentine painting rooms and the Musical Instruments collection.

The ticket skips the ticket-office queue because the office collects it for you. Nobody skips security; the operator says a wait of about 20 minutes is possible at peak hours, and reviewers describe anything from walking straight in to 10 or 15 minutes in line. The Accademia has no cloakroom, so bring only a small bag, up to 40 by 30 by 18 cm, and water of half a liter or less. Children under 18 are free at the museum but need ID or a photocopy to prove their age. Hours are 8.15 a.m. to 6.50 p.m., closed Mondays.

Two add-ons are sold on the same listing: a digital audio guide for your own phone, in seven languages, and a VR video guide about the making of David. The plain ticket suits a visitor who wants David and the Prisoners at their own pace and likes having staff nearby if something goes wrong with the booking. If you want a person explaining the sculpture, the Accademia Gallery David Guided Tour adds an hour with a guide, and if you prefer GetYourGuide's own ticket with an app already bundled, Timed Entry to Michelangelo's David with audio app is the other option on this site.

Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before. Bring headphones for the audio or VR option, and allow the extra ten minutes at the office before your slot.

Highlights

• Official Accademia timed-entry ticket collected from an office steps from the museum
• Michelangelo's David under the Tribune skylight, and the unfinished Prisoners
• Self-guided visit: about 45 minutes in the museum plus time at David
• Air-conditioned rooms at the office to wait in before your slot
• Optional audio guide in seven languages or a VR guide on how David was made
• Paintings by Botticelli, Filippino Lippi, Perugino and Paolo Uccello on the route

What's Included

• ✓ Official Accademia entry ticket with a reserved time
• ✓ Access to all sections of the museum
• ✓ Ticket collection and on-the-ground help at the agency office near the museum
• ✓ Digital audio guide on your phone, with the audio guide option
• ✓ VR experience on the making of David, with the VR option
• ✓ Free cancellation up to 24 hours before

Not Included

• A guide: this is a self-guided visit
• Headphones
• Skipping the security check

What to Bring

• Passport or ID card; children under 18 need ID or a photocopy to prove their age
• Headphones if you pick the audio or VR option
• A small bag only: the Accademia has no cloakroom and admits bags up to 40 x 30 x 18 cm

Good to Know & Caveats

• Cancel up to 24 hours in advance for a full refund.
• Arrive at the Slow Tour Tuscany office, Via degli Alfani 115 red, ten minutes before your activity time to collect the ticket.
• You skip the ticket-collection line because the office collects for you; nobody skips the security check, and at peak hours the operator says you might wait about 20 minutes.
• The visit is self-guided; the audio guide is only included if you select that option.
• Under-18s are free at the museum but need ID or a photocopy; children under 12 must be accompanied.
• Closed Mondays; open 8.15 a.m. to 6.50 p.m., with closing procedures from 6.40 p.m.
• No cloakroom at the Accademia; only small bags are admitted.

Meeting Point

The Slow Tour Tuscany office at Via degli Alfani 115 red, next to the Salvini art shop and a few steps from the Accademia, ten minutes before your reserved time. You collect the ticket there and walk to the museum entrance on Via Ricasoli.