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Museums: Ducati museum: the Bologna Motorbikes
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  • ludogatto
  • By ludogatto on November 2, 2005
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  • Ducati Museum - Bologna
    Ducati Museum
    by ludogatto
    If u like motorbikes and in particular Ducati, u have to visit this museum.
    There, some info taken from the official web site:

    Located at the Ducati factory headquarters, the 1,000 sq/mt Ducati Museum highlights 50 years of racetrack heritage.

    The Ducati Museum opened on June 12, 1998, during the first annual WDW (World Ducati Week), and was officially inaugurated on October 16th later that year. The Museum has preserved over half a century of Ducati racing history and also the history of the company (before it produced motorcycles) founded by the Ducati brothers in 1926.

    for more info http://www.ducati.com/heritage/museo/introduzione.jhtml

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  • Address: Via Cavalieri Ducati, 3 Borgo Panigale Bologna
  • Phone: (39) 051 - 6413111,
  • Directions: Guided tours Monday - Friday at 11:00 am and at 4:00 pm Saturday only:Continuous tours from 9:30 am until 1:00 pm Sunday: Closed Taking photographs is allowed in the museum but not inside the factory. Entrance is free Book your tour by phone
  • Website: http://www.ducati.com/heritage/museo/introduzione.jhtml
  • Other Contact: livio.lodi@ducati.com
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    Museums: Museo del Patrimonio Industriale
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  • By ludogatto on November 2, 2005
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  • Museums - Bologna
    by ludogatto
    If you want to know something more on the channels and on their importance in the development of the industry in Bologna territory you can visit this museum.
    U can know something more on the Mortadella Industy, the silk in the past, on the 'cotto', the red brick of our house.
    It is not only a museum of the industry, but interesting things can be known little a lot and notes of Bologna.
    Visit the the website of this museum there are lot of interesting meeting!

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  • Address: Via della Beverara 123 - 40131 Bologna
  • Phone: Tel. +39 0516356611
  • Directions: Museo del Patrimonio Industriale Bus number 17 Freeway exit n° 5, Lame direction
  • Website: http://www.comune.bologna.it/patrimonioindustriale/index.html
  • Other Contact: museopat@comune.bologna.it
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    Museums: Museo Civico Archeologico
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  • By Willettsworld on August 27, 2005
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  • Museums - Bologna
    by Willettsworld
    This museum houses one of Italy's major Egyptian collections, as well as important discoveries dug up in Emilia. As you enter, look to the right in the atrium to see a decapitated marble torso, said to be Nero's. One floor below street level, a new Egyptian section presents a notable array of mummies and sarcophagi. The chief attraction in this collection is a cycle of bas-reliefs from Horemheb's tomb. On the ground floor, a new wing contains a gallery of casts, displaying copies of famous Greek and Roman sculptures. On the first floor are two exceptional burial items from Verucchio (Rimini). Note the wood furnishings, footrests, and throne of tomb 89, decorated with scenes from everyday life and ceremonial parades.

    Open: Tues-Sat 9am-6:30pm; Sun 10am-6:30pm. Admission: € 4,00.

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  • Address: Via dell'Archiginnasio 2
  • Website: http://www.comune.bologna.it/museoarcheologico/
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    Museums: Ducati Factory Tour
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  • By SapineKuu on October 15, 2008
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  • mmm which one? - Bologna
    mmm which one?
    by SapineKuu
    Although not immediately evident from the plethora of scooters trying to run you over, Bologna is the birthplace of a true thoroughbred; the Ducati motorcycle. OK, a tour of their factory and museum might sound like an outing for petrol heads but the Ducati girls who conduct the tour make it a great experience for all.
    Prior booking is essential and can be done by e-mail or telephone. One guy from New Zealand told me he had tried months before and had initially been unsuccessful. I don’t know if I was lucky now but I managed to get a couple of places be e-mailing them the day before!

  • Address: Via Cavalieri Ducati 3 borg Paanigale
  • Directions: The factory is about a 20 minute taxi ride from the city centre or you can get the bus.
  • Website: www.ducati.com/heritage/museo/contatti.jhtml
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    Museums: Pinacoteca Nazionale
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  • Tijavi
  • Updated By Tijavi on December 22, 2008
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  • The museum's courtyard - Bologna
    The museum's courtyard
    by Tijavi,
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    Pinacoteca Nazionale is the city's main art gallery featuring a good collection of works by Bolognese artists - the "pride of the place" factor - including Vitale da Bologna, Guido Reni, Guercino, and the Caracci family, one of the pioneers of the Counter-Reformation movement in Italy in the latter half of the 16th century.

    I find the museum well-organized and works well-presented despite the labyrinthine alleys. Very popular works are Perugino's Madonna in Glory and Raphael's celebrated The Ecstasy of St Cecilia. At the time of my visit, the museum has set up a special exhibition on the life and works of the 15th century renaissance painter Amico Aspertini.

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    Museums: University museums at Palazzo Poggi
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  • Updated By Tijavi on December 26, 2008
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  • Colorful frescoes inside Palazzo Poggi - Bologna
    Colorful frescoes inside
    Palazzo Poggi
    by Tijavi, 4 more photos
    When you're around the university area, be sure to drop by the university's museum at Palazzo Poggi. It's free, fun, and a few pieces, quite freaky. Its collection is a merry mix of art (the museum's dramatic frescoes), history (maps, globes, ships), and natural sciences (medieval teaching aids, preserved specimens) and is worth spending an hour or two.

    I find the female reproductive system models (a significant space is devoted to obstetrics) quite fascinating, albeit freaky (picture 2), and the frescoes are works of art themselves. The map room is sure to attract the attention of ardent travelers like us.

    Admission is free. Museum hours: 10am-1pm & 2-6pm Mon-Fri; 10:30am-1:30pm & 2:30-5:30pm Sat & Sun.

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  • Address: Via Zamboni 33
  • Directions: Within the university area along Via Zamboni.
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    Museums: Museo Civico - Medieval Collection
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  • By mariocibelli on September 19, 2004
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  • Another Portico in Bologna! - Bologna
    Another Portico in
    Bologna!
    by mariocibelli
    It is situated in Palazzo Ghisilardi-Fava, a late fifteenth century building. It contains collections of medieval sculptures, weapons, ivories, glassware, bronzes and illuminated manuscripts. The Museum leads into the rooms on the main floor of Palazzo Fava, decorated by the Carraccis.

    PALAZZO GHISILARDI-FAVA,
    VIA MANZONI, 4
    tel. +39 051- 20.39.30

    Open: 9am to 6.30pm (Tuesday to Saturday),
    10am to 6.30pm (Sundays and Bank Holidays).
    Closed: Monday, May the 1st, Christmas and New Year’s Day.
    Entry free euro 4/ red. euro 2.

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  • Address: http://www.comune.bologna.it/Cultura/MuseiCivici/
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    Museums: Palazzo d'Accursio museums
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  • By Willettsworld on August 24, 2005
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  • Museums - Bologna
    by Willettsworld
    Enter through the courtyard; then proceed up the steps on the right to the Communal Collection of Fine Arts (Collezioni Comunali d'Arte), founded in 1936, which includes many paintings and furniture from the Middle Ages to the 19th century. Another section, the Museum of Giorgio Morandi (Museo di Giorgio Morandi), is devoted to the works of this famed painter of Bologna (1890-1964).

    Open: Tues-Sun 10am-6pm. Admission: Each museum separately, € 4,00 adults, free for children 14 and under.

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  • Address: Piazza Maggiore
  • Website: http://iat.comune.bologna.it/IAT/IAT.nsf/0/44b55b0cdc60262941256b5e0041c56c?OpenDocument
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    Museums: The Specola
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  • By Daja123 on July 4, 2005
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  • Armillary sphere - Bologna
    Armillary sphere
    by Daja123
    Another one of the instruments, useful for astronomers. I know better the stars :))....

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    Museums: The Specola
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  • By Daja123 on July 4, 2005
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  • The vessel - Bologna
    The vessel
    by Daja123
    Great for the patternmaking enthusiasts.... And example of the French vessel of third rank with 64 guns!!!

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