The Porcelain Museum is in the 18th-century Palazzina del Cavaliere at the top of the Boboli Gardens, in the middle of the Rose Garden. It houses collections of table porcelain once belonging to the succession of rulers who occupied Palazzo Pitti, with representative selections of Italian and European production ranging from the Doccia Manufactory (founded by the Ginori family) to the porcelain of Sèvres and Meissen. Of particular interest is the dinner service produced in Sèvres in 1809–10 for Elisa Baciocchi, a gift from her brother, Emperor Napoleon.
Museo delle Porcellane - Palazzo Pitti
Piazza de' Pitti, 1, 50125 Firenze FI, Italia
Temporarily closed to the public.
The Museo delle Porcellane is located in the Palazzina del Cavaliere, in the higher part of the Giardino di Boboli, looking towards the Giardino delle rose. Access to the Museum is possible from all the entrances of Boboli, by the way, people with reduced mobility and in a wheelchair, crossing the garden, may incur in some difficulties, as slopes (maximum 20%) and uneven surfaces, made of pebbles and gravel.
Suggested entrance/exit is the one near Forte Belvedere, situated around 500 mt/540yd from the Museo delle Porcellane. Visitors will walk about 470 mt/514 yd both flat and uneven paths, with slopes, to finally arrive to a staircase leading to the garden-terrace in front of the building which hosts the Museum. Three initial steps compose the stair and after that a landing from which a double staircase originates (27 steps each). The building is not accessible to people with reduced mobility, in wheelchair or to people who cannot climb the stairs.
Once at the terrace floor, the visitors can reach the entrance/exit of the museum (there is a step of 3,5 cm/ 1,3 in) crossing the garden. Paths are uneven, made of gravel. Once inside the first room, visitors must be aware that to reach the following rooms a small passage (75 cm/2,4 ft width) is due. To enter the disabled toilet, please ask the staff.
For information, please contact the Accessibility and Inclusion Department by calling +39 055 2388617, Monday – Friday 9.30am-4:30pm. uffiziaccessibili@cultura.gov.it ; www.uffizi.it/en/ts/accessibility
