This Pinacoteca collected many paintings and sculptures from Bologna's churches
and monasteries, which were abolished by Napoleon at the end of the 18th century.
After the abdication of Napoleon in 1815, it was added to their collection other
art works recovered from France. The main collection is composed of religious
paintings of Emilia region from 13th century to 18th century. There are also
paintings of Giotto, Raphael, Carracci brothers and Guido Reni.
The gallery consists of 30 halls. All works are exhibited in chronological order, in total they are divided into seven major sections: 1200s, gothic, 1300s and Giotto, 1400s and humanist, 1500s and Manierismo, 1600s and Guido Reni and the Carracci brothers, and 1700s.
National Picture Gallery (Pinacoteca Nazionale)
[Address] Via Belle Arti, 56-40126 Bologna-ITALY
[How to reach] 15-minutes walk from the Two Leaning Towers through Via Zamboni
[Tel.] 051-4209411
[Fax] 051-251368
[Closed] Monday, 1 May, 16 August
[Opening Hours] Tuesday-Sunday: 9:00-19:00
[Rate] 4 euros
[Web site] www.pinacotecabologna.it
The museum is located in the Ghisilardi palace. It's a great building of the
14th century, which tells us the prosperity of flourished Bentivoglio Family.
There are some traces of earlier architectural components, like Roman period
ruins and glimpse of the castle, which was demolished in 1115. Its collection
is mainly medieval and Renaissance art works, exhibited in 22 rooms. Some rooms
have precious hand-written manuscripts of 13th-16th century.
Archaeological City Museum (Museo Civico Medievale)
[Address] Via Manzoni, 4-40121 Bologna-Italy
[How to reach] Go down the Via Indipendenza from the Piazza Maggiore, turn left
at the second corner.
[Tel.] 051-2193916 / FAX: 051-232312
[Closed] Monday, 1 January, 1 May, 25 Dicember, 24 and 31 Dicember close at
14:00
[Opening Hours] Tuesday to Friday: 9:00-15:00, Saturday-Sunday-Holiday: 10:00-18:30
[Rate] Free
[Web site] www.comune.bologna.it
Using the old hospital building Saint Maria della Morte of the 15th century,
the archaeological museum was opened in 1881. At that time they had received
collections from University of Bologna and after that added other archaeological
collections. The highlight of the collections is those of Etruscan and Egyptian
period, in particular.
The museum has three floors and on the ground floor there are the reception and its bookshop. The collection of Egypt is exhibited underground and Greek, Etruscan and Roman collection are on the second floor.
Bologna's city-run museums became free in recent years. If you have time, please just take a look.
Archaeological City Museum (Museo Civico Archeologico)
[Address] Via dell'Archiginnasio, 2-40124 Bologna-ITALY
[How to reach] Just beside the Cathedral of St. Petronio in Piazza Maggiore
[Tel.] 051-2757211
[Fax] 051-266516
[Closed] Monday, 1 January, 1 May, 25 Dicember
[Opening Hours] Tuesday-Friday: 9:00-15:00, Saturday-Sunday-Holiday: 10:00-18:30
[Rate] Free
[Web site] www.comune.bologna.it/museoarcheologico/
In Medieval, Italian University City had a custom to make a monument of scholars when they died. There is no exception even in Bologna. Some are kept in this museum. You could see some scenes of scholars who were taking a lesson to students on the carved monuments.