BOLOGNA mUSEUMS

A GREAT HISTORIC TREASURE
THE MUSEUM SPACES OF BOLOGNA

There are more than one hundred structures in Bologna and the surrounding area, offering a rich, wide, and very diverse museum offer, from small collections to new art spaces.

Museums of archaeology, history, ethnography, art, specialization, science, and technology: all with a story to tell and a universe to discover and explore.

In these pages you will find a card for each museum with the information needed to visit them; to search for a specific museum or topic, use the Search function present on every page of the site, in the top right corner.

Special exhibits, temporary exhibitions, and events related to the Museums are presented in the Events section.

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUMS

ARCHAEOLOGICAL CIVIC MUSEUM

It has been located since 1881 in the 15th-century Galvani Palace and features rich archaeological collections from the former University Museum...

MUV - MUSEUM OF VILLANOVAN CIVILIZATION

Completed in 1853 at the initiative of Count Giovanni Gozzadini, who had discovered in this very area, at the end of...

PEPOLI PALACE - MUSEUM OF THE HISTORY OF BOLOGNA

A museum that tells the story and evolution of the city and its people over the last 2500 years...

MUSEUMS OF ART AND EXHIBITION SPACES

Museum of Modern Art of Bologna - MAMBO

The MAMbo hosts both permanent collections and temporary exhibitions, with a library, a bookstore, and a bar/restaurant. It is structured over three floors...

MORANDI MUSEUM

The museum is the most important collection in the world of works by Giorgio Morandi, created by the artist's sister's will. The exhibition path develops...

ACCURSIO PALACE

It is a vast architectural complex facing Piazza Maggiore, home to the Town Hall; throughout the various epochs, many artists and architects have enriched it..

ALBERGATI PALACE

In the halls of the Palace built by the Albergati family starting from 1519, one can admire frescoes and statues by F. Gessi (Bologna 1588 - 1649) and ...

FAVA PALACE - EXHIBITIONS PALACE

Palazzo Fava is now the Genus Bononiae Exhibition Palace, with an exhibition surface area of over ...

PALLAVICINI PALACE

A splendid 15th-century Bolognese building that has been repeatedly retouched and refurbished and is now home to museum exhibitions and events..

MUSEUM AND ORATORY OF SANTA MARIA DELLA VITA

The 13th-century complex, with the Hospital and Church, featuring the dome by Bibiena, restored, has served as a museum and exhibition center since 2010.

CA' LA GHIRONDA & MODERN ART MUSEUM

Ca' la Ghironda is a Museum Area located in a park of 10 hectares, with a collection of paintings and sculptures of significant importance...

PINACOTECA NAZIONALE

At 56 Via delle Belle Arti in the former Jesuit novitiate of Sant'Ignazio, in the same historic building as the Academy of Fine Arts

MUSICAL AND CINEMATOGRAPHIC MUSEUMS

MUSIC MUSEUM

There are nearly 100,000 musical documents (scores, scoresheets, librettos, letters, printed books, and manuscripts) preserved in the museum library...

MUSEUM OF THE OCARINA

It features hundreds of pieces including musical instruments and tools, photographs, records, sheet music, and documents that tell the story of the small clay flute, ...

BOLOGNA FILM LIBRARY

Located in the area of the former tobacco factory and slaughterhouse, the Cineteca is a true city of cinema, with a huge...

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL MUSEUMS

MAST - MANUFACTURE OF ARTS, EXPERIMENTATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Requested by one of the most important Italian business entities, the COESIA-GD group from Bologna, to promote the development of creativity...

GOLINELLI WORKSHOP AND GOLINELLI ARTS AND SCIENCES CENTER

The Golinelli Workshop is the citadel for knowledge and culture, where the activities of the Golinelli Foundation take place... The Center is adjacent to the Workshop and...

MUSEUM OF INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE

Located in the Galotti Fornace "Battiferro" along the Naviglio Canal, dating back to 1887 and completely restored. The permanent exhibition covers approximately 3,500 m² over three floors and six paths...