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Museums and Galleries of
BOLOGNA
Over the centuries, Bologna has acquired many nicknames. "Bologna the learned" is a reference to its famous university. "Bologna the fat" refers to its cuisine. "Bologna the red" not only for its political leanings but also due to its abundance of red brick and marble buildings.

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Bologna, home to Europe's oldest university, also hosts a wealth of museums and art galleries, a natural development considering its long-held tradition of culture and knowledge.
The guided tours and the museums themselves are structured in such a way as to be interactive and therefore more interesting for the visitor. Both adults and school children will be fascinated by the various exhibitions Bologna's museums have to offer.
Tours may be organized for one or more museums. Bologna's principal museums and galleries are listed below:

Carducci House
Municipal Museum of Music Books
Municipal Collections of Art
Municipal Gallery of Modern Art
University Museums (Poggi Palace): Carducci Room - Marine Museum & Antique Maps Collection - Museum of Military Architecture - Museum of Human Anatomy - G.A. Galli Obstetrics Museum - Natural History Museum - Museum of Physics - Astronomy Museum "Specola"
Municipal Museum of Archeology
Davia Bargellini Museum of Art and Industry
Municipal Museum of the Middle Ages
Museum of Industrial Heritage
Museum of the Risorgimento
Museum of Evolution: Zoology Museum - Museum of Comparative Anatomy - Anthropology Museum
Museum of Mass Communication "A thousand voices ... a thousand tunes" - Museum of the History of the Radio, Gramophone, Cinema and Mechanical Music Instruments (1760-1960)
Museum of Mineralogy
Bombicci Museum of Mineralogy and Petrology
Cappellini Museum of Geology and Paleontology
Jewish Museum
Giorgio Morandi Museum
War Memorial Museum
Botanical Gardens
National Art Gallery

ARCHEOLOGY & NATURE
Three half or full day tours combining museum visits with on-site exploration, providing the visitor with a more complete understanding of the dynamics behind archeological research and excavation. The sites are located in protected areas of spectacular natural beauty

L. Donini Museum of Archeology (S. Lazzaro di Savena) + trip to the Natural Park "Gessi Bolognesi e Calanchi dell'Abbadessa".
L. Fantini Municipal Museum of Archeology (Monterenzio) + trip to the Mount Bibele Archeological Park.
P. Aria National Etruscan Museum + trip to the Misa Archeological Park.

VISITING SHOWS
Bologna is often host to important national and international exhibitions. Guided tours may be organized for all such events.


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About Bologna...
Until the late nineteenth century, when a large-scale urban reconstruction project was undertaken, Bologna remained one of the best preserved Medieval cities in Europe, though to this day it remains unique in its historic value. Despite having suffered from considerable bombing damage in 1944, Bologna's historic centre, one of Europe's largest, contains a wealth of Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque artistic monuments of primary importance. Bologna developed as an Etruscan, then Roman colony along the Via Emilia, the street that still runs straight through the city under the changing names of Strada Maggiore, Rizzoli, Ugo Bassi, and San Felice. Due to its Roman heritage, the most central streets of Bologna, today largely pedestrianized, follow the grid pattern of the Roman settlement. The original Roman ramparts were supplanted by a high medieval system of fortifications, remains of which are still visible, and finally by a third and final set of ramparts built in the thirteenth century, of which numerous sections survive. Over twenty medieval defensive towers, some of them leaning precariously, remain from the over two hundred that were constructed in the era preceding the security guaranteed by unified civic government. Numerous important churches, such as Santo Stefano, San Domenico, San Francesco, Santa Maria dei Servi, San Giacomo Maggiore and San Petronio, punctuate the city's skyline with their tall spires and noteworthy architecture. The cityscape is further enriched by elegant and extensive arcades (or porticos), for which the city is famous. In total, there are over 37 kilometers of arcades in the city, which make it possible to walk for long distances sheltered from rain, snow, or hot summer sun. Learn more about Bologna...