Florence Academy of Fine Arts, Florence

The main attraction, as you’ve probably learned, is Michelangelo’s Statue of David, one of the most famous sculptures in the world and much more impressive and inspiring in person than any photo can portray. Aside from David, there is a nice collection of other unfinished Michelangelo sculptures and a nice collection of paintings from the renaissance era. In my opinion, the optional and small musical instrument exhibit, though nice if you have ample time, is not really necessary and can be skipped. The size of the museum overall is perfect and not in any way overwhelming - we did it comfortably in about 2 hours and that was being slow. Highly recommend when in Florence!

This place is most famous for being the home to the famous sculpture of David by Michelangelo. And it is worth all the hype and the excitement. The attention to detail by Michelangelo is second to none. Every tensed muscled is sculpted with extraordinary accuracy and precision. He truly was a genius. There are also sculptures and paintings of different artist and are definitely worth the time. The overall gallery is not that big and can be fully explored within an hour

The Michaelangelo David statue is much more impressive in person than it looks on the photos. It is huge and the posture and detail is amazing. Apart from the David Sculpture and the odd interesting painting this was the least interesting gallery I've been in. Without the David it would almost be pointless visiting it. After you have seen the first 500 rooms of paintings of Mary and Baby Jesus in the exact same pose and style, you have seen them all. If you want to see art of this style go to the churches in Rome and see them where they were meant to be seen for free.

Make sure you buy a ticket upfront and go EARLY morning. We did that and had a great time. The statue is just amazing, amazing. The other sides of the museum are not so impressive. The music instruments area is very interesting. Expect a 2h tour.

The Statue of David is beautiful. It was larger than I thought it would be and the level of detail is insane! There are huge crowds though. Be prepared for that. Also, the slots to view the exhibits are timed. Make sure you prebook your tickets or be prepared to take whatever they have. One final note, see more than David, seeing the other exhibits. Seeing the older instruments were awesome to me as a musician.