Leonardo da Vinci Museum Florence tickets: prices, hours (two museums)

Looking for Leonardo da Vinci Museum Florence tickets? There are two different museums a few metres apart, and mixing them up means buying the wrong ticket, losing the online discount and an awkward conversation at the door. This page explains prices, hours and which venue Tiqets and GetYourGuide actually sell — and why they are not two entrances to the same place.

The two Leonardo museums in Florence (read before you book)

1) Leonardo Interactive Museum® — Via dei Servi 66/R (Tiqets / GetYourGuide)

Run by WMA Italy Srl; the official site is leonardointeractivemuseum.com (the older mostredileonardo.com domain no longer works). This is the museum sold on Tiqets and GetYourGuide. Online tickets cost €8.30 full and €7.30 reduced (ages 3–17 and students up to 21), thanks to a 50% discount for the museum’s 20th anniversary. Under 3s and guides go free. Open every day 9:30–19:30, last entry one hour before closing. The visit takes about an hour, workshops included; it is recommended from age 7–8, and under 14s must be with a parent. Cancellation is free up to 24 hours before (guided visits excluded). It is not part of the free first-Sunday scheme for state museums.

The full desk price without the 50% discount is not published, so buy online if you can. Guided visits are listed at around €14.90 online, although the museum’s FAQ also mentions €12.90 — check the price at checkout.

2) Museo Leonardo da Vinci Firenze (Niccolai) — Via del Castellaccio 1/R

On the corner of Via dei Servi, not at 66/R. Official site: museoleonardodavincifirenze.com. Tickets cost €10 full or €8 online (“Full + Fiorino” ticket), €9 reduced (over 65s and Firenze Card holders) and €36 for a family (2 adults + 2 children aged 4–18); free for under 4s, visitors with disabilities, guides and teachers with a group. It has more than 50 interactive machines and runs WLeonardo! workshops for families, schools and birthday parties. Open every day, with seasonal hours: 21 March–30 June and 1 September–3 November 9:30–19:30 (last entry 18:30); 1 July–31 August 9:00–20:00 (last entry 19:00); 4 November–20 March 10:00–19:00 (last entry 18:00). Tel. 055 2029901.

The Interactive museum’s website warns that the “Da Vinci Museum” 50 metres away has no connection with it. They are competitors, not two doors of the same museum.

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Side-by-side comparison

Which to choose

Combos and products

The Interactive + Accademia combo (5% off) makes sense if you are already in the David area: same morning, two tickets, one less thing to organise. There is no single “Leonardo pass” covering both venues.

Timing and how long to allow

Both museums are open from morning to evening, which makes them more flexible than San Marco (closes at 13:50). Allow about 60 minutes per museum — “half a day of Leonardo” is an exaggeration. In high season, book the Interactive museum online so you do not pay full price at the desk. After the Accademia you can do Leonardo in the late afternoon: children usually still have energy for machines, less so for a second museum of paintings.

A morning that works well:

1. Accademia slot 8:15–9:30 (David).
2. A quick coffee nearby.
3. Leonardo Interactive at 66/R (60 minutes).
4. Lunch near the Duomo or at the Mercato Centrale.

If you prefer the Niccolai museum, just head to the Castellaccio corner instead — but remember your Interactive QR code will not work there.

Getting there (and not picking the wrong door)

From Piazza del Duomo, walk up Via dei Servi towards the Accademia. 66/R is on the right (near the Bartolini shop); Castellaccio 1/R is on the corner. If your voucher says 66/R, do not go into the Niccolai museum, and vice versa. Ignore old addresses such as Via de’ Cerretani. From the Accademia on Via Ricasoli it is a 5–8 minute walk towards the Duomo, so no taxi is needed even in the rain.

Frequent mistakes

• Buying on Tiqets and turning up at Castellaccio.
• Assuming the desk price is simply double the online discount.
• Using mostredileonardo.com or old addresses.
• Thinking the Firenze Card covers both: at the Niccolai museum it gives a reduced ticket (€9), not free entry, and it is not the usual way into the Interactive museum.
• Going to a Leonardo museum instead of the Accademia expecting to “see David”: David is not here.
• Confusing either museum with Vinci, Leonardo’s home town, which is a separate day trip from Florence.

Leonardo da Vinci Museum Florence with families

Bring water, some patience for waiting your turn at the busiest machines, and use either museum as a rainy-day plan (both are indoors). Under 3s go free at the Interactive museum, under 4s at the Niccolai. The machines move, so watch small fingers and do not leave under-6s alone; the Interactive museum requires under 14s to be with a parent, while the Niccolai workshops are supervised. If Pinocchio (Via Ricasoli 44) or HZERO are also on your list, do not do three hands-on museums in one afternoon — one is enough. The gift shops sell models for around €10–€40, popular with children who want to “take a machine home”.

Pick one hands-on museum a day if the Uffizi or the Dome are also on the agenda. See also other museums.

Prices and hours: checklist before you buy

1. Read the street number on the voucher.
2. Compare the Tiqets or GetYourGuide total with the Interactive museum’s own €8.30/€7.30.
3. For the Niccolai museum, take the €8 online Fiorino ticket if you do not need to pay at the desk.
4. Check last entry (one hour before closing at the Interactive; seasonal at the Niccolai).
5. Remember that Interactive guided visits are non-refundable.

Card payments are generally accepted (confirm at the desk); keep your QR voucher handy. Neither museum closes on Mondays like the state museums: the Interactive is open every day except for published Christmas closures, and the Niccolai is open every day with seasonal hours. There is no cloakroom like at the state museums, so travel light, and follow the on-site photo rules (usually fine without flash).

Why two museums with similar names

Florence’s visitor market has room for more than one “Leonardo machines” experience, and there is no single public body behind them: they are separate private businesses. Search engines mix up Leonardo da Vinci Museum, Interactive Museum and Da Vinci Museum, which is why the Interactive museum posts its 50-metre warning. The most common complaints in reviews — “too small”, “too expensive at the desk”, “confusing address” — are easily avoided: book online, check the address and expect a focused hour.

Leonardo and Florence passes

Some commercial city passes (such as Turbopass and partner lists) include the “Leonardo Interactive Museum”: check that the venue is 66/R and whether you need to book a slot. The Firenze Card mainly covers public and civic museums; for these two private venues, check each museum’s own conditions. More on the Florence Pass page.

Nearby

• Accademia
• San Marco
• Duomo
• Other museums — HZERO, Pinocchio, Innocenti for families
• Things to do — day plans with children

In short

For Leonardo da Vinci Museum Florence tickets, remember there are two museums. Tiqets sells the Interactive museum at Via dei Servi 66/R (from €8.30 online); the Niccolai museum is at Castellaccio 1/R (from €8 online with the Fiorino ticket). Check the address on your voucher before you set off. If you are unsure which one you booked, send us the voucher at travel@alltours.florence.it before you leave your hotel.