In Italy, the traditional museum closure day is Monday. Some smaller museums may also only be open in the mornings. Some stores are also closed Monday mornings, although markets and chain stores downtown are open. So what do you do if you’ve booked a long weekend in Florence and you want to make the most of your Monday?
While the Uffizi and Academia Museums are closed, there are plenty of other museums and churches that are open on Monday. Some of the state museums open alternate mondays, for which you need a calendar and a degree in rocket science to figure it out. So here’s a handy list to help you plan your trip!
Museums open on Monday
NB the hours listed are the times each museum is open on Monday, not the daily hours which may vary.
Bargello (Sculpture Museum): 8.15am-5p, Closed on the 2nd and 4th Mon of every month
Pitti Palace: Boboli Gardens, Costume gallery, Museo degli argenti & Museo delle porcellane are open the two or three “central” mondays of the month, that is, it’s closed the first and last monday of each month.
Palazzo Vecchio, open 9am to midnight
Palazzo Medici-Riccardi (frescoed chapel of the Magi): 9-19
Stefano Bardini Museum, 11am to 5pm
Museo Stibbert (Armour and arms), 10am to 2pm.
Galileo Museum (the new science museum), 9.30am-6pm
Palazzo Davanzati 8.15am-1.50pm (and it costs only 2 euros!)
Museo Alinari photography museum (Closed for the summer, reopens Sept 
Orsanmichele – the museum on the top floor that contains the original sculptures from the outside is open 10-5 on Mondays (only), entrance is free.
Churches and chapels open on Monday
This is kinda unnecessary because basically all churches are open on monday! (They’re usually closed to tourist visits on Sunday mornings). Here are the hours of the principal churches you might want to visit in Florence, on a Monday or otherwise.
Brancacci Chapel (Masaccio frescoes)
Museo di San Marco (the convent – the church is always open), 8.15am-1.50pm open alternate mondays, Closed on the 2nd and 4th Mon of every month
Medici Chapels (Michelangelo), open the 2nd and 4th Monday, 8.15am-4.50pm
Church of Santa Maria Novella, 9am to 5pm
Church of Santa Croce, 9:30am to 5pm
The Duomo, Baptistry, and Campanile are all open.
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Source: The APT tourist office for Florence has a list of museums open on Monday in the province of province that you can download,but I find it a little hard to read!
