I notice that almost all of the museums in Florence charge admission. Is there a pass of some sort that one can buy that will admit you into all/most of them. Are there any discounted admission fees? Sounds like if you want to visit a lot of museums it could be costly.

In all my research before going I did not run into a single reference to a discount/multi-entry card or pass. You just have to pay the price and pay more if you want reservations.
Rick

Our experience was similar to Rick's. We did not find any passes that would admit us to a number of museums. Every time we had to buy tickets. We were in March and never had to wait in any lines except .

You can avoid the long lines by pre-purchasing you tickets on-line at weekendafirenze.com before you go. You can reserve an entry date and time, pay with credit card and print out your confirmation. Then when you arrive at the museum, by-pass the ticket line and show your confirmation at the counter. If you're going to be there in summer, it will definitely save time.

Hi
An earlier poster sent this in for the Uffizi and Accademia

The easiest and cheapest way is to call Florence 011 (U.S. international access code) 39 (Italy's country code) then 055-294-883 8:30-18:30 M-F and 8:30-12:00 Sat. Florence time. You will get an English speaking operator and in 2-3 minutes YOU CAN RESERVE FOR BOTH. This is through the reservation service at the Uffizi and costs beyond the normal entry fee only about 1.60 euro for the service. This is MUCH cheaper than the commercial booking services.

Yes, it is expensive to visit all the museums in Florence (though the churchs are normally free). My thought, however, was that I may never have the chance again to see some of the magnificent artwork. The prices range from about $3 to $10 (Euros, actually). I bought tickets and scheduled times for 5 of the most important museums at the Capella Medici which was right by my hotel. It certainly saved time and frustration. I was there in April....didn't even have to stand in line at the Capella to get the tickets. I understand that the reservations can also be made over the phone....and many hotel personnel will do that for you. Don't miss something really wonderful in order to save $5...skip a meal instead!

Ask your hotel before heading over to make your reservations. I gave my hotel a request by email for day and time, they emailed back reservation confirmation numbers, easy.

Rick

Follow Ira's advice. I was planning to do just this, and made reservations this morning for a June trip. Very easy, very fast. Don't use the websites of private companies that double the price for the "service" -- there are seven in my group, well worth a single phone call to reserve at both Uffizi and Accademia.

You need to get advance reservations for the museums, unfortunately. If you like to stand in lines that take up several city blocks, be my guest. The best and easiest way to reserve is to contact the concierge or manager of your hotel when you reserve. If you don't you will miss out as we did on our trip last year as we assumed we could walk to the door as we did for many years. I guess the world is getting more cultured and crowded. A good thing?

Had an absolutely wonderful private guide in Florence last year her name is Helga we bought tickets to the museums and she got us in no waiting. By the way the line was about 300 people long!
If anyone wants her contact information I can send it to you - she was great.