History Exhibition

Florence National Central Library

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🎒Leave bags at the desk, plastic bags only inside

🛂Bring your passport for a library card as a non-Italian

🌊Modern book restoration was pioneered here after the 1966 flood

Step inside one of Europe's great scholarly temples: over 6 million books and centuries of Italian publishing history live beneath this striking Rationalist facade. The reading rooms feel like stepping into a quieter, more deliberate Florence.

Historic research library

Rationalist architecture

Italian legal deposit

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Florence National Central Library

Piazza dei Cavalleggeri, 1, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

www.bncf.firenze.sbn.it

Upcoming events at Florence National Central Library

Tuesday, Nov 3

Small Group Florence Walking Tour

November 3 at 10am

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Guided Florence walking tour

Martedì 3 novembre – Visite guidate serali e musica

November 3 at 7:30pm

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Evening library flood tours

Wednesday, Nov 4

Mercoledì 4 novembre – Libri alluvionati e progetti di comunità

November 4 at 6:30pm

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Flood recovery community talk

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