Tourist Guide - Bologna: full of museums, archeological parks and galleries
MUSEUMS... NOT TOO TRADITIONAL
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:
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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".
 Carducci House- International Museum of Music
- Municipal Collections of Art
- Municipal Gallery of Modern Art
- 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
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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 AND 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 (Marzabotto) + 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.
Irmo De Giovanni "Il Mercato di Bubano" 1963 - Private Collection
Umberto Folli "Fiori" 1966 - Private Collection
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