Welcome to the Museo della Battaglia e di Anghiari website

Welcome 

 

 

The notoriety of this medieval village is connected to a battle depicted by Leonardo da Vinci.

The battle took place just under the walls of the town on June 29, 1440 between the Visconti Lords of Milan and the Florentine Republic. 

 

Who won? What is the history of Leonardo's work?

 

The answers can be found in Piazza Mameli, the ancient Borghetto, where the Renaissance of this Tuscan town flourished. Inside the sixteenth-century Palazzo del Marzocco, the Museo della Battaglia e di Anghiari preserves and enhances the testimonies of the historical and artistic event, including a rare seventeenth-century work by the Flemish Gérard Edelinck, one of the most important copies of the late Leonardesque original, depicting the battle of the standard.

Complementing the classic exhibition, in the museum there is an exclusive digital documentation system with which all the drawings and paintings derived from Leonardo's work can be examined in detail.

 

Inside the museum there are also collections of objects and documents useful for reconstructing the history of Anghiari, which allows you to discover, for example, that In the 18th century an important production of firearms began. These weapons are famous thanks to their refined decorations.

 

Opening hours

From March to October

Daily

10.00 am - 1 pm/ 2.30 pm - 6.30 pm

 

From November to February

10.00 am - 1 pm/ 2.30 pm - 5.30 pm

Closed on Tuesdays

Closed on 25 December

 

From 26 December to 6 January

10.00 am - 1 pm/ 2.30 pm - 5.30 pm

 

Tickets 

Full ticket: € 4,00

Reduced ticket: € 2,00

European Union citizen aged +18 | -26; Touring Club members; Artsupp Card

Free admission

Children under 18 years; people with disabilities; guides; teachers; University students and teachers; journalists; members of ICOM; Edumusei card 

 

We are part of Valtiberina Casentino Card

 

Combined Ticket

 

Visit the two museums of Piazza Mameli with a single ticket!

Museo della Battaglia e di Anghiari

Museo delle Arti e Tradizioni Popolari dell'Alta Valle del Tevere

Full ticket € 6,00 + € 1,00*

Reduced ticket € 4,00 + € 1,00*

* From 15 June to 15 September the cost of the combined ticket will increase by one euro, € 7,00 for the full combined ticket, € 5,00 for the reduced price ticket, to finance the rescue of works of art damaged by the flood in Emilia-Romagna and the security of regional cultural heritage, severly affected. 

Contacts

Museo della Battaglia e di Anghiari

52031 Anghiari (AR), Toscana

Piazza Mameli, 1-2

Tel. +39 0575 787023

e-mail: battaglia@anghiari.it 

 

Accessibility 

The exhibition is equipped with a number of tactile installations for partially-sighted and blind people, including Braille. The museum also has a multimedia desk on the ground floor which is easily accessible, thus removing physical and cultural difficulties for a “virtual tour” of the various exhibitions, including illustrative videos.

The museum building has limited accessibility but is equipped with a stair lift. If you wish to use it, please ask the ticket office staff when entering the building.

Museum rules

Suicases, large bags and backpacks are not allowed in the museum. Lockers are available free of charge at the museum entrance. Animals are not allowed inside the museum.