Italian museums seek solutions to over-tourism

FLORENCE, Italy, July 20: Michelangelo's iconic masterpiece from the Italian Renaissance, David, needs no introduction. However, the home of the sculpture, the Galleria dell'Accademia in Florence, contains a wealth of cultural artifacts which remain mostly unknown to the public.

The gallery, founded in 1784, boasts a unique collection of 17th- and 18th-century musical instruments, Florentine Renaissance religious paintings, Orthodox icons, and plaster casts of classical statues.