The art dealer Stefano Bardini opens his elegant house and art gallery in Florence - Tuscany - Italy to those who like enjoying a special aperitif in the eclectic atmosphere of the XIX century

1. Stefano Bardini Museum
The art dealer Stefano Bardini opens his
elegant house and art gallery to those who
want to enjoy an aperitif in the eclectic
atmosphere of the XIX century
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organizes your aperitif at the
Stefano Bardini Museum in Florence
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3. Info & reservation:
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Via Maffia, 39/R
50125 Firenze
Tel: 0039.055.218717
info@madeoftuscany.it
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4. When and how?
• On Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and
Mondays from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m.
• Groups min 10 max 30 persons
• Euros 39 p.p.
• The price includes entrance to the
museum with guided tour and aperitif with
appetizers in the room of the Florentine
Marzocco, the limestone statue of the Lion
representing the city of Florence
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5. On demand with taylor made program
• Buffet lunch or enriched aperitif on request
• Special opening of the museum for gala
dinners
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15. The Stefano Bardini Museum
• The museum is named after its creator, Stefano Bardini (1836-1922), the most
authoritative Italian antiquarian, who, after years of intense business activity, decided
to transform his collection into a museum and donate it to the Municipality of
Florence. The palazzo where the museum is housed was bought and renovated by
Bardini himself in 1881 so he could carry out his antique business. With some
changes to the structure and the addition of some authentic architectural elements
such as tympanums, portals and stairs, the antiquarian Bardini transformed the old
building, once the church and convent of San Gregorio della Pace, into a charming
neo-Renaissance palazzo suitable for housing not only the exhibition gallery but also
a series of laboratories where the works of art were restored, ready to be sold.
• The antiquarian helped to make the legend of the Italian Renaissance known the
world round and showed great interest not only in the great masterpieces but also all
manner of applied arts, which still today constitute one of the most appealing parts of
the collections. Among Bardini’s customers were the most prestigious collectors in
the world and some of the ideas he used for the museum layout were widely imitated.
The splendid blue colour of the interior was replicated by the couple Jacquemart-
André and by Isabella Stewart Gardner in Boston.
• In 1922, the Florence City Council came into possession of a conspicuous
inheritance. While recognising its importance and great artistic value, it nevertheless
did not agree with the layout that the antiquarian had given to the works.
• In 1925 the Bardini Museum became a civic museum and pieces from the Council
collections were added to the works purchased by Bardini.
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16. The Stefano Bardini Museum
• The current layout, the fruit of intense studies and restoration work, follows the
original plans of its founder, who set out the works by genre, according to an eye-
catching aesthetic canon. Nevertheless, one room has been set up to recall the
Bardini’s former role as a civic museum. The items on display reveal a close bond
with the city and originate from the demolition of the old city centre in 1881 and the
churches acquired by the Council following the dissolution of the ecclesiastical
institutions in 1886. Also on display in the same room are other important works
belonging to the City Council such as Il Porcellino (the Piglet) by Pietro Tacca and the
Diavolino, or Satyr, by Giambologna.
• The Stefano Bardini museum is an extraordinary illustration of collecting, antiques
and artistic crafts from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
WORKS:
• The Museo Bardini houses over 2,000 items, including sculptures, paintings
and the applied arts, from ancient art to the eighteenth century, with the
majority from the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Among the most significant
works are Charity by Tino da Camaino, the Madonna della Mela and the
Madonna dei Cordai by Donatello, Saint Michael Archangel by Antonio del
Pollaiolo, Atlas by Guercino, a precious collections of medals, bronze
figures, oriental rugs, splendid fifteenth-century chests and a small but very
important armoury.
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37. The Stefano Bardini Museum
• Address:
Via dei Renai, 37 (Bridge Ponte alle
Grazie) Firenze
• How to reach the museum:
• Bus ATAF & LINEA 12-23-C-D
• Radio Taxi 055.4390
• Radio Taxi 055.4242
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