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Stibbert Museum

About

The Stibbert Museum in Florence is one of the city’s most distinctive collections, created from the vast personal holdings of Frederick Stibbert, a 19th‑century collector with a passion for arms, armour and global craftsmanship. Set within a villa overlooking a landscaped garden, the museum presents an extraordinary array of European, Middle Eastern and Asian armour, displayed in atmospheric rooms that evoke historical pageantry. Its highlight is the Cavalcade, a dramatic procession of armoured knights and horses arranged as if frozen in mid‑march. Alongside these martial treasures, the museum also preserves paintings, costumes, furnishings and decorative arts that reflect Stibbert’s eclectic tastes. Rich in detail and immersive in presentation, the Stibbert Museum offers a captivating journey through centuries of military history and artistic tradition.

Florence Italy

Location

Stibbert Museum is located at Via Federigo Stibbert 26, 50134 Firenze, in the northern residential hills of Florence near Fortezza da Basso. Set within a lush park and historic Villa di Montughi, it lies about 3 km from the city center, easily reached by bus line 4 from Santa Maria Novella station. Nearby attractions include the expansive Stibbert Park with its gardens and an eccentric Egyptian temple, Fortezza da Basso convention center just across the street, and a 20-minute bus ride to the Duomo or historic core with Palazzo Vecchio and Uffizi Gallery.

Stibbert Museum

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