This is the Library of the Pitti Palace which was created in 1996 with the books collected in the Documentation Office of the Pitti Palace and with the library of the art historian and former Superintendent, Giuseppe Marchini, donated by his widow, Laura Marchini.

Its holdings, which have been considerably increased by books from the Galleria Palatina and the Galleria d’arte moderna, now number over 2,000 volumes. The Amici di Palazzo Pitti have also contributed numerous donations to the library and a group of volunteers of the Association has undertaken to manage and catalogue the library.

Address:
	Palazzo Pitti, Andito degli Angiolini, Piazza Pitti 1 50125 Firenze
CATALOGUE
	The retroconversion of the Marchini catalogue was begun in 1999 and inserted in the IRIS database. 1200 volumes are now included in the Soprintendenza catalogue, under NBP at http://www.iris.firenze.it/aleph/ita/start.html.
APPROACH
Opening hours
	From Tuesday to Friday, ore 10-13
CONTACT How to contact the Gallery
	Tel: 0552388617; 0552388647; 0552388648 Fax: 0552388699 E-mail: biblioteca@sbas.firenze.it
Staff
	Claudio Di Benedetto Director Luisa Montanari Deputy Director