Opened in 1989 in the building designed by Buontalenti,this museum contains artworks from the courts of the Medici, Lorraine and Savoy households and other Pisen collector's items. They included rare medici tapestries, with items by Stradano, a vast collection of 15th and 16th century armour (900 pieces), mannerist sculptures and ivory miniatures from the Ceci collection. Paintings include works by Raphael, Bronzino, Rosso Fiorentino and Antonio Canova.