An interesting museum! The building itself is beautiful with tiled floors and arches. It has a…read moresmall, well stocked gift shop and a cafe. The exhibits were cool with artifacts. I don't speak Italian so I couldn't read the descriptions. It was nice to just take it all in

A small focused museum. If you decide to visit pay attention…read moreto days/hours as they are limited. Worth it for about an hour+.

A piece of history! Worthwhile to take a stop nearby the main square in Bologna and admire these…read morefeats of medieval architecture. As of end Dec 2023 both towers are closed for maintenance as the base and building materials have deteriorated and are no longer safe for tours. Prior to closing stairway access to the top via 498 steps (according to their website) was available for €5 to the taller tower Asinelli, with shorter tower Garisenda already under repair. There is a public website commune.bologna.it where anyone can donate to the restoration campaign.

Between the 12th and the 13th century, Bologna was a city full of towers. Almost all the towers…read morewere tall defensive stone towers. Besides the towers, there are still some fortified porticos that correspond to the gates of the 12th-century city. The richest families used these towers for offensive/defensive purposes during the period of the Investiture Controversy. In the 13th century, many towers were demolished or collapsed. Many towers have been used as a prison, city tower, shop or residential building. The 2 towers remained a famous sight of Bologna throughout the later periods; even Dante mentioned some of the towers in his Inferno.

Not worth it. Nothing much to see and most of the expo didn't make much sense to me. A bit outside…read morethe city and it might take some time to get there. I'd say its not worth the effort to go there to check it out. In addition, place seems a bit run-down...

The works in the permanent gallery are interesting, and the size of the place is very digestible…read more.. but there's just not much explanations for particular works (though they do write everything in English and Italian) --- I do see now that in order to get a tour, you should contact them. Hey, maybe it's a really tight knit experience, I don't know. You have to pay additional for the temporary museum, so my ticket was 6+4=$10. The Morandi Museum... I am not exactly sure why he's the greatest painter in Bologna, but there is definitely a lot of it Morandi. No moral issues with stealing art or artifacts, so that's good. I can't recommend this to a tourist.... ALTHOUGH it does bring you in a distant part of the city (nothing is far in Bologna, don't worry), so maybe it's a good excuse to get you over there. The park nearby is cool, and the Cinema nearby is outstanding.

Cyndy's Bottom Line: Learn about the origin of the word ghetto and the history…read more The word ghetto comes from the Italian word gettare, which means "to cast" or "to throw". The Jewish ghetto of Bologna was born in the XVI century, around 1555 a.d., following the papal bull issued by Pope Paul IV which established the provision of a delimited area of the city for the Jewish community.

Just when I thought that I had done everything Bowie, including meeting the man himself in 2004,…read morethis was the icing on the cake celebrating more than just a complete circle but of everything music. This whole Europe trip with my best friend in small ways has been chasing Bowie's ghost yet this exhibition felt like a proper closure for me. The emotions didn't hit me until I handed the lady my ticket and walked through the first exhibition room. Boom! Like a car crash everything I felt growing up rolled into one emotional ball was served to me on a platter made out of a vinyl record. My stomach felt hollow combined with the internal burning session of sadness. I also shivered from the coldness of grief that hit my body at once. I had a difficult time suffocating the tears. I did leak a bit when the outfit used in the Top of The Pops segment was displayed behind glass with the video for Starman played in the background. I stood there frozen for a solid 10 minutes watching the performance on loop glancing at random moments at the costume. Once my heart recovered from the feeling of heavy bricks the rest of the exhibition was an educational celebration. I walked each room slowly taking in every moment the best I could. I was trying to imprint the history as presented to me through glass display cases that read "Do Not Touch," the only time Bowie's music and status has been untouchable to me. Everyone I was walking with had their own memories and level of fandom. It was cool to be in the same room celebrating a great musical influence. I am a child of 90's music, therefore, my memories naturally differed from most (still just as rich in their own way). There's a subtle dark humorous side to Bowie that is often missed by the general public, however, those close to him have grown to appreciate and recognize his off beat sense of humour. He had his antique coke spoon on display as a historical piece during the recording of Diamond Dogs just to fuck with people. The stage costumes were a lot to take in, especially the vintage ones. I felt as though I was transported in time in the front row of selected 70's and 80's tours. It was like feeling the ghost of Bowie. Of course finally seeing in person the Steve McQueen Earthling jacket was fascinating to me on both the fashion and artistic level. They had the costume from the Reality tour on display which was both haunting and nostalgic for me. I saw Bowie 13 times in that costume stitch for stitch on that tour from the front row. For a moment it seemed as though nothing had changed, however, the minute I walked into the other room it hit me that without Bowie the musical future was bleak and that everything had changed. The hand written lyrics amused me for unconventional reasons. I was fascinated by the lyrics that were scratched out rather than reading the exact lyrics of my childhood soundtrack. It was a true glimpse at his thought process not often talked about. Many of the items are from Bowie's personal collection. In the 90's he went on a buying spree of photo rights and fan memorabilia to fill in the gaps to complete his "lost years."