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Museums

Bologna is home to scores of museums, many of which host interesting temporary exhibitions in addition to their impressive permanent collections. Most museums are closed Mondays. Below are a selection of city museums:

  • MAMbo Museo Arte Moderna Bologna (Museum of Modern Art)
    Via Don Minzoni, 14
    Tel. 051.502859
    www.mambo-bologna.org
    Open Tuesday-Sunday 10-18

Reopened in late 2007 with more than 11,000 square meters of space. The museum complex is located inside the distretto delle arti (art district), also home to Cineteca and the DAMS music laboratory, not far from Via Azzo Gardino.

  • Civic archaeological museum
    Via dell'Archiginnasio, 2
    tel. 051.2757211
  • Museo Morandi
    Piazza Maggiore, 6
    Tel. 051.20332
    www.museomorandi.it
    Tuesday to Friday - open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

A collection of more than 250 works by bolognese painter Giorgio Morandi.

Paintings of illustrious musicians, antique musical instruments, valuable documents.

Works by Carracci, Creti, Palagi, Aspertini, Crespi, Gandolfi and Hayez.

  • National picture gallery
    Via Belle Arti, 56
    Tel. 051.243222
    www.pinacotecabologna.it
    Tuesday to Sunday- open from 9 to 7 p.m.

A collection of  the most noted emilian painters including work by Giotto, Raffaello, Tiziano, Tintoretto, Carracci and Reni.

  • Universitary Museums
    SMA - UNiversity museum system
    Via Zamboni, 33
    Tel. 051.2099602
    www.sma.unibo.it

The University of Bologna has a number of interisting scientific museum from paleontology and zoology to wax anatomy and astronomy. for a complete list contact the SMA University museum sistem.

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