All person & artist museums to visit in Bologna

Explore the lives and works of notable individuals at 7 museums in Bologna dedicated to specific persons and artists. These museums offer a deep dive into their contributions and legacy.

Are you curious about the lives of remarkable individuals? Here are the top person and artist museums in Bologna:

  1. Museo per la Memoria di Ustica1

    Museo per la Memoria di Ustica

     Bologna
    The Museo per la Memoria di Ustica (Museum for the Memory of Ustica) is a museum in Bologna that is part of the Gallery of Modern Art in Bologna. The museum was established to commemorate the victims of the Ustica massacre. The museum houses the remains of the DC-9 reconstructed and exhibited in the
  2. Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica di Bologna2

    Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica di Bologna

     Bologna
    The Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica is a music museum and music library in Bologna. The museum is housed in the Palazzo Aldini Sanguinetti of which the first floor contains nine rooms of the exhibition that illustrates around 6 centuries of the history of European music. The museum di
  3. Casa Carducci3

    Casa Carducci

     Bologna
    Casa Carducci is a historic building in Bologna, so called because it was the residence of the poet Giosuè Carducci. Now it is home to a cultural institute dedicated to him that includes the historic residence with garden and a monument dedicated to the poet by the sculptor Leonardo Bistolfi. It is
  4. Museo di Mineralogia Luigi Bombicci4

    Museo di Mineralogia Luigi Bombicci

     Bologna
    Museo di Mineralogia Luigi Bombicci (The "L. Bombicci" mineralogy museum) is part of the University Museum System of the University of Bologna. This museum is named after a professor, head of the Mineralogy Department at the university. It contains about 10,000 minerals and stones.
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    Museo delle Cere Anatomiche Luigi Cattaneo

     Bologna
    Museo delle Cere Anatomiche Luigi Cattaneo (The Collection of Anatomical Waxes "Luigi Cattaneo") is a museum in Bologna that is named after the Italian anatomist Luigi Cattaneo. The collection of normal and pathological human anatomy of the museum illustrates the path taken by scholars of medical sc
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    Museo Nazionale del Soldatino "M.Massaccesi"

     Bologna
    Museo Nazionale del Soldatino "M.Massaccesi" was founded in 1973 by Mario Massacesi and is housed inside the neo-Palladian villa Aldrovandi Mazzacorati The museum houses an important collection of more than 12,000 specimens of toy soldiers made of various materials from the 1800s to today. A room d
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    Museo Morandi

     Bologna
    Museo Morandi (The "Giorgio Morandi" Museum) in Bologna is the largest public collection dedicated to Giorgio Morandi, an Italian painter and printmaker who specialized in still life. His paintings are noted for their tonal subtlety in depicting apparently simple subjects. The museum was located in