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Via Giorgio La Pira 6, Florence
The Museum of Geology and Palaeontology is open: Tuesday to Sunday, from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.
Tickets are available for purchase until one hour before closing.
The Museum is closed on Mondays, 1 January, Easter Sunday, 1 May, 15 August, and 25 December.
August: Tuesday - Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm; Saturday: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. Closed: Sunday and Monday.
Tickets can be purchased at the Museum on the day of the visit, or online and at Vivaticket points of sale (pre-sale charges apply).
Full ticket: €8
Reduced ticket: €4
Family ticket: €20 (1 or 2 adults with up to 4 children)
Reduced tickets are available for: visitors aged 6–19; adults aged 65 and over; students on school visits from EU member states (up to upper secondary school level); residents of the Metropolitan City of Florence; and University of Florence graduates holding an AlumnUnifi Card.
Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.
Combined ticket (valid for 3 months): Botanical Garden, Paleontology Museum, Anthropology Museum, and ‘La Specola’ Museum.
Full ticket: €24 | Reduced ticket: €12 | Family ticket: €40
Free admission: children under 6; students enrolled at the universities of Tuscany (University of Florence, University of Pisa, Scuola Normale Superiore, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, University of Siena and the University for Foreigners of Siena); Erasmus students at universities in Tuscany; students of the Florence Academy of Fine Arts; students and staff of the European University Institute (EUI); University of Florence staff; members of ICOM (International Council of Museums) and ANMS (National Association of Scientific Museums); visitors with disabilities and one accompanying person; licensed tourist guides; accredited journalists; up to three accompanying adults for school groups, when authorised by the school principal; and Edumusei Card holders.
The Museum of Natural History is part of the Firenze Card circuit