Palazzo Strozzi Florence tickets: prices, hours and Broken show

Palazzo Strozzi Florence tickets give access to the historic centre’s main exhibition space: from 25 September 2026 to 24 January 2027 it hosts Broken. The Power of the Fragment, with more than 80 works lent by the Met, the Louvre, the British Museum and others. Official tickets start at €15 (fixed date), and the palazzo is open 10:00–20:00 every day, Thursday until 23:00. Below you will find prices, hours and how to tell the free courtyard apart from the paid piano nobile.

Palazzo Strozzi tickets: Broken prices

The official channel is Vivaticket. A date change costs €2 and no refund policy is published. The Foundation lists no service fee for individual tickets; groups pay €1 pre-sale per person. The Italian Carta del Docente and Carta del Merito are accepted. Bookings: +39 055 2645155 (Mon–Fri 9–18) · prenotazioni@palazzostrozzi.org.

Hours and access

Every day 10:00–20:00, Thursday until 23:00; last entry 1 hour before closing. The ticket office in the courtyard is open 10–19 (Thursday until 22). The courtyard (9–20, Thursday until 23) and the Project Space (a former workshop) are free. Broken occupies the courtyard and the piano nobile; the Strozzina is not part of it.

Leave yourself time: arriving at last entry (19:00, or 22:00 on Thursday) is not enough for 80-plus works.

What to know about Broken

The show is curated by C.D. Dickerson III and Andrew Sears of the National Gallery of Art with Arturo Galansino, and travels to Washington after Florence (3 March – 27 June 2027). A Mark Manders installation fills the courtyard. It is not a Renaissance survey but a themed show about the power of the fragment: sculpture, objects and pieces from different eras placed in dialogue. Allow 60–90 minutes if you read the captions.

The Manders installation can be seen without a ticket, but the heart of the exhibition is upstairs.

Before the show opens

Until 24 September the piano nobile does not host Broken, and the free Project Space closed its previous display, “Jean-Marie Appriou. Canto infinito”, on 23 August. If you visit before opening day, check the date on your voucher and on the Foundation’s site.

Getting there

Piazza Strozzi sits between Via Tornabuoni and Via degli Strozzi, 5–7 minutes from the Duomo and Santa Maria Novella. It works well after a morning at the Uffizi or as a Thursday evening stop. From the station it is a 10-minute walk; no bus needed.

Firenze Card and free entry

The Firenze Card includes entry to the show. Children under 6 and disabled visitors plus a companion enter free, as do ICOM members, licensed guides, journalists and Friends of Palazzo Strozzi under the Foundation’s rules. There is no dedicated resident discount. The courtyard stays open without a ticket — pleasant for a shady break, but it does not show you Broken.

Some commercial city passes also list Palazzo Strozzi: check whether they cover every exhibition or only certain periods, and whether you still need to reserve a time.

Comparing platforms

Tiqets sells Broken from about €21, so you pay a service fee on top of the €15 official price. That makes sense if you want an instant voucher, an English checkout or a bundle with other tickets; otherwise book direct on Vivaticket. School and company groups should use the Foundation’s own channel (€1 pre-sale per person).

Fixed date vs open date

Fixed date, €15: the right choice if your day is certain (Uffizi slot already booked, train fixed). Open date, €20: better if weather or fatigue might push the visit to another day. If you picked a date and need to move it, the change costs €2. Tickets are effectively non-refundable, so do not buy several “just in case”.

Palazzo Strozzi vs Uffizi (same afternoon?)

The Uffizi is a permanent collection with timed slots and queues; Strozzi is a temporary show with long hours. A good pattern is Uffizi in the morning or early afternoon, a break, then Strozzi in the evening. Squeezing both into three hours lowers the quality of each. With only one afternoon and no appetite for Uffizi queues, Strozzi plus the free courtyard can be enough art for the day.

Thursday evenings

The palazzo stays open until 23:00 (last entry 22:00), and under-30s and Tuscan students pay €5 from 18:00. There are fewer school groups and more locals. It fits neatly after the Uffizi closes and before dinner in the centre.

Groups, accessibility and audioguide

From 5 people booking is mandatory, at €12 plus €1 pre-sale each. A Foundation guide costs €100 per group (max 20) on top of tickets. The €4 audioguide (Italian/English, about 1 hour) suits independent visitors. The Foundation runs accessibility programmes linked to the show from October, such as “A più voci” for people living with Alzheimer’s; see the calendar on palazzostrozzi.org. Disabled visitors and a companion enter free.

Mistakes to avoid

• Arriving before 25 September expecting Broken on the piano nobile.
• Thinking the free courtyard is the exhibition.
• Missing last entry, one hour before closing.
• Assuming the Strozzina is part of Broken.
• Paying €21 online without checking the €15 Vivaticket fare.

Two-hour “Broken + centre” plan

1. 16:00 enter Strozzi (avoiding the midday rush).
2. 17:30 free courtyard and Project Space.
3. 18:00 aperitivo on Via Tornabuoni or a walk toward Santa Maria Novella.
4. On Thursday, shift everything after 18:00 if you qualify for the €5 under-30/Tuscan-student fare.

Nearby

• Santa Maria Novella — frescoes 5 minutes away.
• Uffizi — classic painting after the contemporary fragment.
• Palazzo Vecchio — Piazza della Signoria.
• Other museums.
• Mercato Centrale — food-hall dinner after the show.

Future shows

For a return visit, the Foundation has announced California Dreaming (20 March – 25 July 2027) and Basquiat (25 September 2027 – 23 January 2028). Prices will appear on the official site closer to opening.

What to bring

ID for reduced fares, free entry and the Firenze Card; comfortable shoes for marble floors and stairs. Flash photography is not allowed where rooms say so. For families, the €5 fare for ages 6–18 and free entry under 6 keep the visit affordable.

Comparing Broken with other things to do

Practical questions at checkout

Do you need ID? Yes, for reduced fares, the Firenze Card and free entry. Can you change the date? Yes, for €2. Refunds? None are published, so treat the ticket as non-refundable. Can you walk straight in with a platform voucher? Usually yes at the ticket check, though security screening still applies. The Project Space and courtyard remain free while the show is on.

In short

Palazzo Strozzi Florence tickets for Broken start at €15, the palazzo is open until 20:00 (Thursday 23:00) and it sits right in the centre. Book a fixed date if your day is settled, an open date if plans may change. Use the widget above to check availability. We are an independent guide: if you book through our Tiqets or GetYourGuide links we may earn a commission; the price you pay does not change.