▁In ▁the ▁center ▁is ▁a ▁b ust ▁of ▁Ferd in ando ▁I ▁de ' Med ici ▁( cir ca ▁ 1 5 9 4 ) ▁by ▁Pietro ▁Franc av illa . ▁The ▁portal ▁to ▁the ▁church ▁has ▁a ▁D ella ▁Rob bia ▁ter rac otta ▁lun nete ▁of ▁the ▁Enc ounter ▁of ▁St ▁Francis ▁and ▁Domin ic ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁Giuseppe ▁Salv etti ▁replaced ▁the ▁dil ap id ated ▁columns ▁of ▁the ▁port ico ▁with ▁new ▁ones . ▁ ▁Museo ▁Nazionale ▁Al in ari ▁della ▁Fot ografia ▁( M NA F ) See ▁entry ▁at ▁Museo ▁Nazionale ▁Al in ari ▁della ▁Fot ografia '' ▁ ▁From ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁houses ▁the ▁structure ▁accessed ▁at ▁Pia zza ▁Santa ▁Maria ▁Nov ella ▁number ▁ 1 4 ▁has ▁been ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁Al in ari ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁Phot ography . ▁The ▁rest ruct uring ▁of ▁the ▁space , ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁city , ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁the ▁En te ▁Cass a ▁di ▁Ris par m io ▁di ▁Fir enze . ▁The ▁nucle us ▁of ▁the ▁collection ▁is ▁property ▁of ▁F rat elli ▁Al in ari . ▁▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁has ▁temporary ▁exhib its , ▁a ▁permanent ▁exhib it ▁about ▁the ▁art ▁and ▁science ▁of ▁phot ography , ▁including ▁interactive ▁exhib its ▁for ▁school - age ▁children . ▁It ▁also ▁has ▁exhib its ▁for ▁the ▁vis ually ▁hand ic apped . ▁ ▁Museo ▁N ove cent o ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁this ▁city ▁museum