Promoting and popularising its heritage
The rich architectural, artistic and documentary heritage, protected and preserved over time, is open to the public. The museum tour allows visitors to see the monumental spaces, the Art Gallery and to look onto the Historical Archive.
The former drying area of the Hospital on the terrace with the loggia houses the Caffè del Verone, which offers a cafeteria and restaurant service.
The bibliographic and archival documentation can be accessed from the Innocenti A.C. Moro Library and the Archive consultation room.
Activities and Services
Caffè del Verone
Located in the historical loggia on the top floor of the Institute, this café is the refreshment point of the Museo degli Innocenti but is open to everybody.
Events and Conferences
The spaces of the Istituto degli Innocenti are available for events and conferences.
Historical Archive
It preserves the memory of this old institution and those who lived there. The documentation is accessible from the reading room in the Innocenti A.C. Moro Library.
La Bottega dei Ragazzi (The Children’s Workshop)
Creative and educational workshops at the Museo degli Innocenti for children, young people, schools and families.
The Innocenti Library Alfredo Carlo Moro
Specialized in the rights of children and adolescents, it has about 30,000 Italian and foreign documents, paper and electronic texts.
The Innocenti Museum
The Museum tells the six-hundred-year history of the institute through its cultural, historical, artistic and documentary heritage
News and Events
2026 Budget: Revenues on the Rise and Continuity of Activities at the Istituto degli Innocenti
The Istituto degli Innocenti’s 2026 preliminary budget, approved by the Board of Directors on 29 December, shows overall positive revenue growth,…
Identifying Tokens of the Innocenti Archive: a Unique Heritage to be Protected and Promoted
The precious heritage of the Innocenti Archive was the focus of a meeting organised by the Archival and Bibliographic Superintendence of Tuscany, in…
The Museo degli Innocenti Hosts the Exhibition “Toulouse-Lautrec. A Journey Through the Paris of the Belle Époque”
From 27 September 2025 to 22 February 2026, the Museo degli Innocenti in Florence hosts a national preview of the exhibition “Toulouse-Lautrec. A…
New Agreement Between the Institute and the University of Florence
The collaboration between the Istituto degli Innocenti and the University of Florence, which began in 2022, is being strengthened and expanded. The…
Publications and Projects
Girls in the Innocenti Archive: 1900 – 1921
A project to preserve the memory of Nocentine foundlings
Order and Government.
La pubblicazione ripercorre gli scritti inediti di Vincenzo Borghini, filologo e storico attivo alla corte di Cosimo I de’ Medici nonché Priore agli…
The Broken Coin
A journey back in time in the history of the Innocenti dedicated to children, with texts by Sara Marconi and illustrations by Simone Frasca
The Innocenti Museum
This volume illustrates the cultural, historical and artistic heritage of the Museo degli Innocenti.
The Merchant, the Hospital, the Children.
Catalogue of the exhibition on the care system in Florence between the 14th and 15th centuries and on the establishment of the Spedale, held at the…
The Innocenti and Florence Over the Centuries
This volume recounts the intense experiences and the strong links, over the centuries, between the Innocenti and the city.
disConnessi (disConnected)
Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Istituto degli Innocenti from 7 May to 17 July 2021
Bambini per sempre! (Children forever!)
Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Istituto degli Innocenti from 9 July to 14 September 2020
Figli d'Italia (Children of Italy)
Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Istituto degli Innocenti from 3 December 2011 to 18 March 2012
