Medici Chapels Guide: Prices, Hours & Michelangelo's Secret Room
Representative image of a domed Renaissance funerary chapel — not necessarily a photograph of the actual Cappelle Medicee interior.
45 min - 1 h
Funerary Chapel & Sculpture Museum
New Sacristy designed by Michelangelo, begun 1520s
Piazza di Madonna degli Aldobrandini, 6, 50123 Firenze, Italy
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€11.00
€2.00
€3.00
Standard 08:15-18:50. Closed every Tuesday, 1 January, 25 December.
Advance booking is recommended via the official ticketing platform.
| Standard | Cappelle Medicee | 08:15 - 18:50 |
Closed On: Every Tuesday (independently confirmed — a DIFFERENT weekly closed day from the Bargello's Monday, even though both are in the same administrative group), 1 January, 25 December.
Free Admission Dates: Free on the first Sunday of every month ('Domenica al Museo'). Under-18 EU free; EU 18-25 pay the €2 reduced rate.
A 'Michelangelo's Secret Room' add-on exists — mandatory reservation, €32.00 standard / €7.00 reduced — a separate premium experience, not part of standard Medici Chapels admission.
| Option | Price | Reservation | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard adult admission | €11.00 + €3.00 booking fee | Recommended, not mandatory | B-ticket phone/online |
| Reduced (EU 18-25) | €2.00 | Recommended, not mandatory | B-ticket phone/online |
| Michelangelo's Secret Room add-on | €32.00 / €7.00 reduced | Mandatory reservation | Official site |
| Free entry (first Sunday of month) | €0.00 | N/A | On-site |
Ticket Options
€11.00
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See pass compatibility below ↓Overview & Visitor Introduction
The Medici Chapels are the funerary chapels of the Medici family attached to the Basilica of San Lorenzo, including Michelangelo's New Sacristy with its famous allegorical tomb sculptures.
Standard admission is €11.00, plus a €3.00 online/phone reservation fee via B-ticket/Firenze Musei (booking by phone at +39 055 294883). The reduced rate is €2.00. The Chapels are closed every Tuesday — a different weekly closed day from the Bargello's Monday, even though both are part of the same administrative state museum group.
Free entry applies on the first Sunday of every month ('Domenica al Museo'). Under-18 EU citizens are always free; EU citizens aged 18-25 pay the €2.00 reduced rate. A separate, mandatory-reservation 'Michelangelo's Secret Room' add-on exists at €32.00 standard / €7.00 reduced — this is a distinct premium experience, not part of standard admission.
History & Significance
Attached to the Medici family's parish church of San Lorenzo, the Chapels comprise the Sagrestia Nuova (New Sacristy), designed by Michelangelo beginning in the 1520s, and the later, more opulent Cappella dei Principi (Chapel of the Princes).
Michelangelo's New Sacristy holds his allegorical tomb sculptures for Medici family members, widely considered among the finest achievements of Renaissance sculpture.
What to See: Top Highlights
Michelangelo's Medici Tombs
Allegorical sculptures of Day, Night, Dawn, and Dusk in the New Sacristy, among his most celebrated works.
Cappella dei Principi
An opulent, marble-and-semiprecious-stone-inlaid octagonal chapel built for the Medici Grand Dukes.
Michelangelo's Secret Room
A separate, mandatory-reservation add-on (€32.00) showing charcoal drawings attributed to Michelangelo, hidden beneath the New Sacristy — not included in standard admission.
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