Museum Card (Carta Bologna dei Musei), Bologna's museum card, is available for either one (€6) or three days (€8). The museum card gives you access to the city's main museums and discounts to some others. It is available at museums and tourist offices.
Archaeological Museum (Museo Civico Archeologico), Via dell'Archiginnasio 2, ☎ +39 51 2757211, . Tu-F 9AM-3PM, Sa-Su and holidays 10AM-6:30PM. This building, an old hospital, houses a comprehensive collection of antiquities including Egyptian civilization (mummies and sarcophagi), iron age Villanova culture, artifacts from Etruscan Velzna, funerary art, terracotta urns, ancient vases and items from Roman times. Do not miss the bronze Certosa jar which is over 1,500 years old.Free. �
Jewish Museum (Museo Ebraico), via Valdonica 1/5, ☎ +39 051.2911280 (, fax: +39 051.235430), . Su-Th 10AM to 6PM, Fri 10AM-4PM. Tickets sold until 5:15PM (3:15PM Friday). Closed Saturdays and on Jewish holidays. Located in the area of the former ghetto, this museum covers the history of Bologna's Jewish population.5€. �
Gallery of Modern Art of Bologna, Via Don Giovanni Minzoni 14. Open 10:00-18:00 Tuesday–Sunday, Thursday 10 am - 10 pm, closed on Mondays. A nice collection of modern art, if you want a break from the more classical pieces that abound in Italy.
National Picture Gallery (Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna), Via Belle Arti 56, Tel: +39 (0)51 421 1984, . Containing the city's most important art, it offers an interesting panorama of the Emilian and Venetian painting from the XIII to the XVIII century. A must: the works by Giotto, Raffaello, Parmigianino (Madonna col Bambino/Virgin Mary with Baby and the Saints Margaret, Girolamo and Petronio), Perugino, Tiziano and Tintoretto (Visitazione/Visitation and Saints Joseph and Zacharias). Open: Tuesday to Sunday – 09:00 to 19:00 free for children under 18.
The University Museums, via Zamboni. There are a number of interesting, small museums at the University in the Palazzo Poggi. These include:
The Museo Navale (Naval Museum) – 18th-century model warships (some very large) and collections of early maps 8.30-17.30 - closed Sat. and Sun. Admission free;
The Museum of Military Architechture – models of Bologna's fortifications Mon. to Fri. 8.30-17.30 - closed Sat. and Sun. Admission free;
Museo Ostetrico (Obstetric Museum)
The Museo Aldovrandi – the collections of the Renaissance naturalist Ulisse Aldovrandi;
Museo europeo degli Studenti - MeuS – the Museum of european Students is about the history and culture of university students from the thirteenth to the twentieth century. Closed on monday; Admission free. Don't mis this when you are interested in student life. It' s unique.
Museo della Specola, . Occupies the Specola, the astronomical tower built in the beginning of XVIII-century over Palazzo Poggi. The material exposed illustrates the evolution of the astronomic instrumentation through the centuries. Tours begins at the following hours for groups of 15 people maximum. June 24 till July 31 and from August 22 till September 18 from Monday to Sunday: 10:00; 11:30; 14:00 closed August 1 to 21; Sep.19-Dec.31 from Monday to Sunday: 10:00; 11:30; 14:30; 16:00. Free admission.
Museo di Antropologia – Via Selme 3, B. Bones, and artifacts of prehistoric Italians. Open: Monday to Friday – 09:00 to 13:00. Closed: Saturday and Sunday, and all week in July and August. Free admission.
Museo di Mineralogia, Piazza di Porta San Donato. Rocks, precious stones, rare minerals and meteorites. Open: Monday to Saturday – 09:00 to 13:00 Closed: Sunday
Museo di Anatomia Patologica, Via Massarenti. Studies of human and animal deformities. Open: Monday to Friday 09:00 to 17:00, Saturday 09:00 to 13:00. Closed: Sunday. Free admission.
Museum of Giorgio Morandi, Piazza Maggiore 6 (in the city hall), . Tu-F, 09.00 - 15.00, Saturday and Sunday 10,00 - 18,30. Full price entrance €4, discounts available. Opened in 1993, the museum houses most of the works by the Bolognese painter Giorgio Morandi.
Communal Collection of Fine Arts (Collezioni Comunali d'Arte), Piazza Maggiore 6 (In the city hall) Tel. +39 (0)51 2193631/2193526,. Tu-F 9-15 Sa,Su, and holidays 10-18,30. Closed mondays. The painting collection offers works belonging to various historical periods. Special attention should be given to the paintings by Giuseppe Maria Crespi (Ritratto del cardinale Lambertini- Portrait of Cardinal Lambertini), Ludovico Carracci (S. Caterina in Carcere – S. Catherine in Prison), Guido Cagnacci (Cleopatra e Lucrezia), Francesco Hayez (Ruth).
Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica di Bologna Strada Maggiore, 34 - Palazzo Aldini Sanguinetti Tel. +39 (0)51 2757711, +39 (0)51 221117, . The international museum and library of music of Bologna. From Jan 1 to May 31: Tu-Su 10am-5pm; From June 1 to July 14: Tu-Th 10am-1:30pm, F-Su 10am-5pm; From July 15 to September 15: Mo-We+Fr 9:30am-4pm, Th 9:30am-10pm, Sa-Su 10am-6:30pm; From Sept 16 to Dec 31: Tues-Thurs 10am-1:30pm, Friday-Sun 10am-5pm; CLOSED Mondays, Jan 1, May 1, Dec 25.
Philharmonic Academy (Accademia Filarmonica) via Guerrazzi 13, tel: +39 (0)51 222997 fax: +39 (0)51224104, . The Philarmonic Academy of Bologna was established in 1666. Since then it has become a reference point for the city musical life and its fame has spread throughout Europe. Here are preserved the works of many illustrious students, including Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s (1770) and autographed documents by Puccini, Verdi and Beethoven.
Modern Art Gallery «Raccolta Lercaro», via Riva di Reno 57, tel: +39 (0)51 472078 fax: +39 (0)51 476802, . Opening/Closing Time: W-Sa 4AM-7PM; Su 10AM-1PM, 4PM-PM. It houses about 2000 works by Italian and foreign artists with special attention to the sculptures by Manzù, Messina, Rodin and Giacometti.
Ducati Museum, via Cavalieri Ducati, tel: +39 (0)51 6413111 Opening/Closing Time: M-F guided tours at 11AM and 4PM; Saturday 9AM-1PM. Closed during Easter and Christmas holidays and in August. It represents the evolution of the Bolognese motorcycle firm. An exposition of motorcycles, period materials, projects, mechanical components, pictures and videos.
Museo Civico Medievale Via Manzoni,
Museo Di Fisica Via Irnerio;
Pinacoteca Nazionale Via Belle Arti;
Museo Dello Studio dell'Ottavo;
Museo Marsili Via Zamboni;
Museo Indiano Via Zamboni;
Collezione Cospi Via Zamboni;
Museo Delle Cere Anatomiche Via Zamboni;
Museo Delle Navi;
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