Museum of Opera of Saint Maria of Fiore, Florence

An amazing portal into the past - we loved the entire exhibition. There’s a lot to see and you can take a nice photo of the dome from the top floor. Make sure you go through all the rooms - even though we followed the directions, we still found rooms that we didn’t check out, after circling around again. Buy the full ticket to check out other places too - way cheaper than paying for every place separately. Other than the exhibition - the place wasn’t crowded, there’s a nice souvenir shop, it’s cool inside (which was great compared to the outside heat), and it has clean toilets.

A large collection of statues, the doors were also very fascinating to look at in detail. Not too crowded, was able to go at my own pace without being disturbed. The directions of the museum are not organized at all. They use a room numbering system, but the order was very difficult to follow, and some exhibits were closed, and would cause you to have to skip between floors and rooms.

This museum of the Dom includes original sculptures, replicas, and some touchable replicas of the history of the Dom. There are short films detailing the construction of the dome and the evolution of the facade - both with narration in English and Italian. The rooftop on the forth floor offers a nice view of the dome.

Wonderful layout. There are some famous artworks here. Also the bronze doors are not to be missed. We started at the topband worked our way down.

The museum is part of a Brunelleschi Pass which costs €30. The pass can be purchased online. It contains access to the doom, cathedral, Baptistery of San Giovanni, Giotto's Bell Tower, Opera del Duomo Museum and the ancient crypt of Santa Reparata. You do not need to book in advance and the queue was not that long. The museum contains a number of rooms with artifacts that were part of the cathedral. The artifacts are in excellent condition and look like new. The doors are also impressive. The museum is open from 10:15 to 17:00pm.