Biblioteca Riccardiana

Florence

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.

Exhibition on Giovan Battista Foggini (1652-1725)

Exhibition on Giovan Battista Foggini (1652-1725) at the Biblioteca Riccardiana in Florence, from 10 april to 30 july 2025. The Biblioteca Riccardiana in Florence, in collaboration with the Biblioteca Moreniana, exhibits in its monumental spaces some drawings by...

Book presentation

Monday, December 2, at 4:00 PM – Presentation of the book: Dante, as He Was in 1472 (and How He Has Been Read Since Then). First Editions, Incunabula, Post-Incunabula, and MoreEdited by Francesco Ciabattoni and Alessandro ScarsellaBiblion Edizioni, 2023  

Notice

Due to fire safety compliance works in the storage areas of Palazzo Neroni, the following reference codes are UNAVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION until further notice.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Summer Closure of the Library

In compliance with Article 28 of Presidential Decree no. 417/1995, the Library will be closed to the public from August 1 to August 15 inclusive, it will reopen on August 18. During this period, the bibliographic information service is guaranteed: b-ricc.informazioni@cultura.gov.it

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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

 

Enter the Teca Digitale to consult a selection of our library holdings

 

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

 

Explore the Halls of the Library