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The World’s 100 Best Museums

Museo Stibbert

Florence, Italy

  1. THE WORLD’S BEST MUSEUMS WORTH A JOURNEY · 2026 ✦ ✦ N° 32 2026

No. 1 in Italy

Museo Stibbert

House museum in a villa outside central Florence, holding Frederick Stibbert's collection of European and Japanese arms and armour. The rooms keep their 19th-century furnishings, and few tourists come this far.

Highlights

  • Cavalcade of armoured knights
  • Japanese armour and swords
  • Park and garden

Good to know

  • Guided group visits only, November to April
  • Outside the city centre

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