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Conservation and Research
We operate as a national centre of excellence in the conservation and restoration of artworks, combining practical aspects with technical-scientific and art historical research.
Higher Education School for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage
The Opificio’s Higher Education School (Italian acronym SAFS – Scuola di Alta Formazione e Studio) for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage offers multidisciplinary and comprehensive university-level training in our laboratories, where universally celebrated masterpieces of art are restored.
Attivita Piero della Francesca, “The Resurrection”
Find out the details of the restoration carried out by the OPD on Piero della Francesca’s masterpiece, regarded as “the most beautiful painting in the world”.
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The Institute
The Opificio delle Pietre Dure is an Institute with special autonomy within the Ministry of Culture, which operates as a centre of excellence and a national standard in the field of artworks conservation, carrying out restoration, research and advanced training activities.
The Opificio is also home to the Museum of Art in ‘pietre dure’ (semi-precious stones), a specialised library, a rich restoration archive, a scientific laboratory and a research centre on climatology and preventive conservation.
The Museum
From the rich assortment of stones to the art pieces belonging to the prestigious collection of the Medici and Lorraine families.
From conception to the final result, retrace the complete creation process of the ‘commesso’ or ‘Florentine mosaic’ in semi-precious stones, and discover the fascinating history of the art workshop founded in 1588 by Ferdinando I de’ Medici.
Opening hours
Monday – Saturday 8:15 am – 2:00 pm
Closed Sundays, public holidays, and June 24 for the feast of the patron saint of Florence.
Location
via degli Alfani, 78. 50121 – Florence
The museum is accessible to people with motor disabilities.
Online reservations and ticketing: OPD Museum Tickets
Ticketing Call Center:
Tel. 800 615 615 – from Italy
Tel. +39 055 0354135 – from abroad
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