Firenze Musei (translated into Florence Museums) is in charge of managing various services within Florence’s network of public museums: museum shops, ticket offices, booking services. Florence’s network includes thirteen museums that own and display about three hundred thousand works of art dating from prehistory to the 20th century. The events sections contains an updated list of all running exhibits at the museums. The site also offers a interesting section dedicated to itineraries within the museums and galleries. After registering, you can even shop online. Finally, you can find good descriptions of the museums with more info on their collections and contacts.

Andrea Tirinnanzi started up the art gallery Firenze Art in November of 1999 to promote contemporary artists and their work. There is a long list of permanent artists and for each one it is possible to view a biography, some of their works of art and some reviews. If you are interested in purchasing artwork all you need to do is fill out an online form and somebody will contact you to complete the purchase. Other sections contain information on exhibits, contacts and how to
exhibit your work.