Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna
Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna
Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna
4.5
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
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La Pinacoteca di Bologna è una delle più complete raccolte utili a comprendere lo svolgimento di una delle più importanti scuole artistiche italiane, quella bolognese ed emiliana appunto, dal Trecento fino al Settecento, e ospita alcuni dei capolavori dei più importanti artisti italiani, da Giotto a Raffaello per arrivare ai grandi esponenti del Seicento che hanno influenzato tutto lo sviluppo dell’arte italiana e successiva: i Carracci, Guercino e Guido Reni.
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Uncut Diamond
Bologna, Italy78 contributions
Mar 2024 • Family
The visit to the National Art Gallery of Bologna is an immersion in Emilian art from the thirteenth to the eighteenth century, with works by Giotto, Raphael, and Tintoretto. Students and teachers crowd the rooms, creating an ideal atmosphere for studying the history of art.
The spacious rooms allow you to fully enjoy the works, although the English translations could improve. The museum, next to the art academy, is an artistic treasure hidden from the historic center, but of inestimable value.
I highly recommend the combined ticket with Palazzo Pepoli Campogrande for a complete immersion in the artistic heritage of Bologna. The National Art Gallery of Bologna, modern and welcoming after its renovation in 1997, is an essential stop for those who want to explore the artistic soul of the city.
The spacious rooms allow you to fully enjoy the works, although the English translations could improve. The museum, next to the art academy, is an artistic treasure hidden from the historic center, but of inestimable value.
I highly recommend the combined ticket with Palazzo Pepoli Campogrande for a complete immersion in the artistic heritage of Bologna. The National Art Gallery of Bologna, modern and welcoming after its renovation in 1997, is an essential stop for those who want to explore the artistic soul of the city.
Written March 11, 2024
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jjp333
Westminster, CO348 contributions
Apr 2022 • Couples
This was a really interesting and informative art museum. We really enjoyed how for the most part the artwork was displayed chronologically and it is very interesting to see how the art evolves over the decades/centuries. The fact that you can stand so close to some master paintings without crowds was also a wonderful treat.
Written April 16, 2022
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AnSaAncona
Ancona, Italy12,142 contributions
Jun 2023 • Solo
The building itself does not have its own 'strength', in fact the entrance is quite narrow, under one of the many porticoes that run from the center towards the outskirts. Once inside, however, it is a succession of rooms with real art treasures. If you are not specifically passionate or expert in art, you will still find it beautiful and interesting to just take a walk inside this gallery, perhaps stopping in front of those paintings that generate more than a jolt in you. And there are works, beyond the greater or lesser fame of the author, capable of generating suggestions. The itinerary allows an excellent encounter with Bolognese and Emilian art over the centuries but also with great national authors. There is also a peripheral branch that can be visited with the same ticket but which is in another area of the city and which has different and more limited opening days and hours: if you are not from Bologna, if you are passing through, if you have difficult to return, it will be difficult to seize the opportunity.
Written April 18, 2024
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JurreSilbi
Krakow, Poland74 contributions
May 2022
Great place! Collection from XIIIc. till XVII c. including most prominent artists of the époque. Absolutely a must, not only for art lovers but as a part of general education. Besides male artists, there is one of the exceptional female painter Lavinia Fontana.
Written May 10, 2022
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susi d
1 contribution
Aug 2023 • Couples
Beautiful museum. The rooms are large and allow you to look at the paintings at the right distance to appreciate them without feeling overwhelmed. The descriptions of the paintings and plates are short but informative, at times perhaps a little too pretentious (if you are not an expert, you will get a little lost). The only big flaw is the English translations, which are really bad (the verbs were missing)
Written August 6, 2023
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Chiara india
24 contributions
Oct 2023 • Friends
Perfect location for an exceptional collection of paintings.
The guide Cristina was very good. On the occasion of the Patron Saint's Day of Bologna, 4 October, he gave us a wonderful tour of the works. She prepared excellently.
Absolutely not to be missed
The guide Cristina was very good. On the occasion of the Patron Saint's Day of Bologna, 4 October, he gave us a wonderful tour of the works. She prepared excellently.
Absolutely not to be missed
Written October 5, 2023
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Mateusz P
Nowa Ruda, Poland97 contributions
Apr 2024 • Couples
The collection of paintings is rich and interesting, although without any leading names (maybe apart from El Greco). Tickets at a reasonable price. The 21st century is a bit missing here, the museum hasn't changed much for years.
Written May 1, 2024
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Peter T
Tamworth, UK900 contributions
Feb 2024 • Couples
Decent art museum worth visiting if you have time and appreciate art. A lot of religious based work fills the museum. Easily get round in an hour or spend longer with audio guide.
Written February 10, 2024
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Wesley S
Taipei, Taiwan303 contributions
This is Bologna's most important museum. It houses paintings by major painters in Bologna area including Reni, Albani, Caracci and so on. To visit this museum is to open the door to understanding the painting style in Bologna.
This museum is also one of the few which allow visitors to take pictures.
This museum is also one of the few which allow visitors to take pictures.
Written October 2, 2009
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Joseph M
Flemington, NJ39 contributions
Oct 2014 • Couples
A brilliantly executed exhibition of the history of bolognese painters and the evolution of their styles. If you are interested in art, it is well worth a trip. The admission fee is also quite reasonable. We truly enjoyed our visit.
Written October 21, 2014
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¿ Se pueden hacer fotos ?
Written October 23, 2020
ci sono uffici?
è previsto personale Amministrativo o solo custodi?
Written February 21, 2017
viaggio_saggio
Toscolano-Maderno, Italy
I servizi amministrativi della pinacoteca sono, temporaneamente, svolti dal personale del Polo Museale dell'Emilia Romagna, la struttura periferica del Ministero cui afferisce la Pinacoteca.
Se ha bisogno di altre informazioni, ci contatti direttamente all'indirizzo che trova sul nostro sito internet.
Buona giornata
Written February 21, 2017
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