On the occasion of International Museum Day 2026, dedicated to the theme “Museums Uniting a Divided World”, the University of Florence is pleased to offer two special guided tours in English at two of its most renowned museums on Sunday, 17 May 2026.
Free guided tours in English are included with the museum admission ticket.
11.00 a.m. Museum of Anthropology and Ethnology,
via del Proconsolo, 12 Firenze
A Space for Shared Memories and Intercultural Dialogue (1h)
This guided tour invites visitors to rediscover the Museum’s collections through a renewed and thought-provoking narrative. Highlighting recent projects aimed at decolonising collections through intercultural dialogue and comparative perspectives, the tour explores how museums can become spaces of shared memory.
By fostering active and ongoing relationships between cultures, the Museum demonstrates its role as a place of encounter, understanding, and connection.
3.00 p.m. La Specola Museum, via Romana, 17 Firenze
A World of Difference, a Shared Home: Natural Histories of Cohabitation (1h)
Step inside one of the world’s oldest natural history museums and discover the extraordinary diversity of life on Earth. Through the myriad forms, strategies, and adaptations of the animal kingdom, this tour invites reflection on a fundamental principle: diversity is the key to coexistence in our shared home.