Palatine Electress - 18 February 2026

Special Openings, tours and workshops

Theatre

Folk traditions

Like every year, on next 18 February we celebrate the Palatine Electress, Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici, on the day of her death in 1743. The last heir of the Medici family, this great figure had the merit of binding all the assets of the extraordinary Medici collections to the city of Florence, and to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, forever, by signing the famous Family Pact, according to a rather modern principle: ‘for the ornament of the State, for the benefit of the public and to attract the curiosity of foreigners.’

It is thanks to her, therefore, that the extraordinary collection accumulated over the centuries by the Medici family has remained intact in Florence, still constituting today a cultural heritage of inestimable and unparalleled value.

Photo credit

Municipality of Firenze

Quick info

Municipalities

Firenze

Website

Cultura - Comune di Firenze

Mus.E Firenze

info@musefirenze.it

Phone

+39 055 0541450

Useful information

Management type

municipal museums

Appointments

Free admission to the civic museums

Special Openings, tours and workshops

On the occasion of this important anniversary for the city of Florence, as per tradition, the Florentine Civic Museums will be open to the public free of charge. The initiative is organised in collaboration with MUS.E.

For information on opening hours and access to places of interest, please consult the City of Florence civic network or the Mus.E. website.

When

18/02/2026

Prices

Ingresso libero

Where

Palazzo Vecchio - Monumental Rooms

Torre di Palazzo Vecchio

Museo Novecento

Basilica di Santa Maria Novella

Museum and Monumental Cloisters of Santa Maria Novella

Brancacci Chapel

MAD Murate Art District

Living History at Palazzo Vecchio

Special Openings, tours and workshops

Theatre

On the same day, the customary Meeting with the Electress is scheduled in the Palazzo Vecchio museum: an opportunity to get to know this figure more closely, thanks to an event with compulsory booking by the MUS.E Association.

The performance is in Italian language.

Info and booking: +39 055 0541450 - info@musefirenze.it

When

18/02/2026

11:00 - 17:00

Living History at 11:00, 12:00 a.m.; 3:00, 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. Reservation required: + 39 055 0541450 - info@musefirenze.it

Prices

Free entrance, reservation required.

Where

Palazzo Vecchio - Monumental Rooms

Historical procession

Folk traditions

On the morning of 18 February, as per tradition, the Historical Procession of the Florentine Republic will depart at 10:30 a.m. from the Palagio di Parte Guelfa, passing through the streets of the city centre until it reaches the Medici Chapels to lay a floral tribute on the tomb of the Electress Palatine.

When

18/02/2026

from 10:30

Prices

Where

Palagio di Parte Guelfa

Museum of Medici Chapels