Library hours
Monday & Thursday: 08.15 – 17.15
Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday: 08.15 – 13.45
Saturday: Closed
The library is closed on June 24 (Patron Saint’s Day), on public holidays.
Summer closure 2025: from 1st to 15th August; reopening on 18th August.
Directions
Via de’ Ginori, 10 – 50123 Florence
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The library can be reached from the Santa Maria Novella train station in a few minutes on foot.
The nearest bus and tram stops are those near the Santa Maria Novella station and Piazza San Marco.
From Florence “Amerigo Vespucci” airport by taxi or tram T2 to the Santa Maria Novella station and then on foot.
Contacts
E-mail: b-ricc@cultura.gov.it
b-ricc.informazioni@cultura.gov.it
b-ricc.direzione@cultura.gov.it
Certified email:
b-ricc@pec.cultura.gov.it
Phone: +39 055212586
Enter the Teca Digitale to consult a selection of our library holdings
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Loans for exhibition
The Biblioteca Riccardiana in Florence grants loans of materials from its collections for temporary exhibitions and high-value scientific and cultural events, both in Italy and abroad.
Reservations are required by writing to: b-ricc.direzione@cultura.gov.it
Guided tours
The Library offers guided tours of its premises, subject to institutional commitments.
Reservations are required by writing to: b-ricc.direzione@cultura.gov.it