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Museo Civico Archeologico Bologna
Museum4.5 · 3 6744.2 · 556≈ 2 hEntry: ~6 €156 m from the center
One of Italy's leading archaeology museums fills the 15th-century Palazzo Galvani steps off Piazza Maggiore. Its Egyptian collection is the country's second after Turin: sarcophagi, papyri and stelae brought back by Bolognese collectors in the 19th century. Other sections cover Etruscans from Bologna and Marzabotto, Celts, and Greek and Roman antiquity, capped by a plaster cast gallery. Entry is free on first Sundays.
Highlights
- Egyptian collection second only to Turin
- Etruscans and Celts of Bologna
- Inside 15th-century Palazzo Galvani
Opening hours
| Mon | 09:00 – 18:00 |
|---|---|
| Tue | Closed |
| Wed | 09:00 – 18:00 |
| Thu | 09:00 – 18:00 |
| Fri | 09:00 – 18:00 |
| Sat | 10:00 – 19:00 |
| Sun | 10:00 – 19:00 |
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