Palazzo Pubblico E Museo Civico
Palazzo Pubblico E Museo Civico
4.5
10:00 AM - 1:45 PM, 2:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 1:45 PM
2:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 1:45 PM
2:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 1:45 PM
2:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 1:45 PM
2:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 1:45 PM
2:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 1:45 PM
2:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 1:45 PM
2:30 PM - 7:00 PM
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Siena's City Hall, whose construction began in the 13th century, houses the city's Civic Museum, whose collection includes the profound fresco entitled "Allegory of Good and Bad Government."
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ArtsyGalBaltimore
Maryland896 contributions
Dec 2022
Motivated by Hisham Matir's book, A month in Siena, to see Lorenzetti's three frescoe panels on the Allegory of the Good and Bad Government. After up and down the museo, learned in the gift shop that the frescos are being restored. Would have appreciate some heads up on the multiple reference websites. Disappointed.
Written January 3, 2023
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Chiara
Belluno, Italy36 contributions
Dec 2024 • Family
The fundamental stop for those staying in Siena for the first time is certainly the famous Civic Museum overlooking Piazza del Campo. The rooms are really fascinating and the staff that guards them open to any questions and curiosity. I bought the 18€ ticket to see the Museum, the Torre del Mangia and the Pinacoteca. It took me about a couple of hours to visit. Through an app you have access (for free) to the audio guide, I recommend to equip yourself with a pair of earphones!
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Written December 28, 2024
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D_Novatel
Durham, United States10 contributions
Oct 2019
I was in Tuscany and drove to Sienna about a year ago. Recently I received a traffic citation. I was following the signs to the parking garage and somehow drove into an unauthorized area. Clearly this was a tourist set up. Since I was "late" in paying the fines doubled. I had to pay $110. This ticket was not sent by traceable mail. It was in a nondescript plain envelope. I'm fortunate to have noticed the small Italian writing.
You really can't get here without driving. Just be advised that you will probably get a ticket and bang your head against the wall trying to no avail to get the ticket reduced to first notice. As lovely as this place is, the scam ticket experience has spoiled this for me. I return anywhere that has scammed me.
You really can't get here without driving. Just be advised that you will probably get a ticket and bang your head against the wall trying to no avail to get the ticket reduced to first notice. As lovely as this place is, the scam ticket experience has spoiled this for me. I return anywhere that has scammed me.
Written September 8, 2020
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luplay
Porto Recanati, Italy502 contributions
Nov 2024 • Couples
The museum ticket costs 6 euros (deserved) to which I would have liked to add the climb to the Mangia tower (total cost 15 euros), but the problem did not arise since the tickets for the tower were sold out.
The ticket office is inside the Palazzo Pubblico and right at the entrance (where there is the internal store) there is a qr code to download an application that, for free, allows you to make a visit with an audio guide to the museum.
I've toured many museums, but I must admit that this audio guide is done just fine. It gives you a lot of information and allows you to delve into the details of interest. So if you are interested in a detail deepen, otherwise you move forward and the visit flows in a pleasant way.
Visit the most important representative rooms of the Palazzo Pubblico one of the most significant examples of medieval Gothic building.
You visit several rooms starting from the Risorgimento hall, to continue and arrive at the Consistory hall where weddings are currently celebrated, then continue with the vestibule, the globe room (the name has remained but in fact you do not look for it since it is no longer there) that preserves in the wall opposite the one where there was the globe the Majesty of Simone Martini.
The ticket office is inside the Palazzo Pubblico and right at the entrance (where there is the internal store) there is a qr code to download an application that, for free, allows you to make a visit with an audio guide to the museum.
I've toured many museums, but I must admit that this audio guide is done just fine. It gives you a lot of information and allows you to delve into the details of interest. So if you are interested in a detail deepen, otherwise you move forward and the visit flows in a pleasant way.
Visit the most important representative rooms of the Palazzo Pubblico one of the most significant examples of medieval Gothic building.
You visit several rooms starting from the Risorgimento hall, to continue and arrive at the Consistory hall where weddings are currently celebrated, then continue with the vestibule, the globe room (the name has remained but in fact you do not look for it since it is no longer there) that preserves in the wall opposite the one where there was the globe the Majesty of Simone Martini.
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Written November 6, 2024
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ArtsyGalBaltimore
Maryland896 contributions
Nov 2024 • Solo
Had visited here in December 2022 only to learn that the Lorenzetti frescoes were undergoing restoration. Somehow missed that fact that these frescoes were still undergoing restoration November 2024 and only discovered when asked on the fresco floor. I was told that tours at around $21 Euro were available if reserved in advance in Italian except Mondays. Wish I had time to do so since this to me was the major reason for the visit aside from the Martini Maestra. A lot of stairs to climb, minimal English documentation, leaving one an overall impression that the curatorial staff could make the experience come alive with some investment. Floor staff and gift shop staff helpful.
Written November 17, 2024
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Raoul Rongen
Sittard, The Netherlands1,305 contributions
Oct 2024 • Couples
We actually wanted to buy a combi ticket together with Torre del Mangia (same building) but the tower was closed due to weather conditions. So only bought tickets for museum. You can use a free audio guide via an app on your smartphone. Museum was sure
Nice to see but expected more of it. Certainly not something that sticks with me or is really a must do in Siena
Nice to see but expected more of it. Certainly not something that sticks with me or is really a must do in Siena
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Written October 28, 2024
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Heather
York, UK62 contributions
Jul 2023 • Couples
Such a lovely space to explore Siena's detailed history as a city! Most people will pass over the museum when purchasing their tickets to go up the tower, however it's an interesting exploration into exactly why the building is there in the first place! Written guides are throughout to add context to the various frescoes and room designs.
There is a veranda around the back of the museum that overlooks some beautiful Tuscan countryside - it's not the usual view of the city, but a special one nonetheless!
There is a veranda around the back of the museum that overlooks some beautiful Tuscan countryside - it's not the usual view of the city, but a special one nonetheless!
Written July 8, 2023
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JEAN-CLAUDE G
Chalon-sur-Saone, France161,845 contributions
Sep 2023 • Couples
On Piazza Del Campo, next to the Cappella di Piazza, you can see this magnificent palace, recognizable by its white stones on the ground floor. Due to lack of time, we were not able to visit the Civico museum which is located on the first floor. Nice view of this palace from the square.
Written September 27, 2023
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SteveB2002
London, UK144 contributions
Sep 2024 • Friends
Stunning Siena one of my favourite cities in Tuscany. Not overpriced or over crowded by tourists unlike other cities in the region. Still visit the others but don’t overlook this city. Make sure you also go up the 2 towers and soak up the beauty and if you’re lucky you’ll hear the opera singers practising at street level
Written September 26, 2024
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Ag17022000
618 contributions
Sep 2023 • Solo
Very few rooms, but wonderful beyond words: the singularity of a city which, between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, prides itself above all on the glories of its good government is all (despite Lorenzetti's fresco being restored!) in what can be appreciate wandering among the high walls all covered with frescoes of the highest quality (less so, perhaps, in the first room, dedicated to the Risorgimento). The chapel, landscape inserts, battle scenes; the decorative continuity is such that the eye does not perceive the change from one environment to another. The tall windows overlooking the Campo and the rows of Sienese buildings are wonderful. It is accessed from a magnificent colonnaded courtyard on the ground floor.
Written September 18, 2023
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Quanto tempo occorre per la visita del Palazzo Pubblico e del Museo?
Written October 5, 2023
vorrei avere maggiori informazioni su un biglietto cumulativo o una carta tipo Siena card
Written November 21, 2018
Biglietto si chiama OPA SI PASS: NON COMPRENSIVO DEL PERCORSO PORTA DEL CIELO Un solo biglietto che consente l’accesso a tutte le sedi museali del complesso. Visiterai il Duomo, tesori artistici di maestri quali Nicola Pisano, Michelangelo, Donatello, Bernini. Potrai inoltre ammirare la Libreria Piccolomini affrescata dal Pinturicchio e l'eccezionale pavimento ad intarsi e commessi marmorei. poi il Battistero di San Giovanni per ammirare lo splendido Fonte Battesimale e scendere nella Cripta dove è possibile ammirare un grandioso ciclo pittorico della fine del XIII secolo. Libero accesso al Museo dell’Opera per godere della Maestà di Duccio di Buoninsegna, e salendo alla terrazza panoramica del Facciatone per la veduta della Città . INTERO dal
01/03 - 26/06 01/08 - 13/08 29/10 - 31/10 26/12 - 06/01 € 13,00 e dal 01/11-24/12 07/01-28/02 € 8,00 RIDOTTO (BAMBINI DA 7 A 11 ANNI) 01/01 – 31/12 € 2,00
GRATUITO Bambini fino a 6 anni d'età Disabili con accompagnatore Studenti dell’Università di Siena e dell’Università per Stranieri Gruppi parrocchiali dell'Arcidiocesi di Siena con lettera del Parroco Per informazioni e prenotazioni: Tel. +39 0577 286300
Written November 22, 2018
dlapalme2018
Montreal, Canada
Je serai à sienne vers le 25 septembre. Dois-je acheter mes billets à l'avance ou je peux attendre la journée même a cette date?
Written August 19, 2018
In più recensioni ho letto che viene consigliato il biglietto cumulativo in modo da risparmiare e intanto vedere più cose. Qualcuno può darmi delucidazioni sui vari prezzi? Grazie in anticipo
Written November 3, 2017
sowdenmichelle
Leeds, United Kingdom
Hi PelleBR, (or anyone else who may know), I read that you married in the palazzo pubblico (Siena town hall.) Were there any steps involved? I ask because It looks like a beautiful place to get wed, but my father is in a wheelchair so need a flat venue. Thanks, Michelle.
Written July 6, 2017
One reviewer said their room was quite warm in June. They contacted management and were told that the government does not allow them to turn on the A/C until July. Is this still correct? When does the staff turn on the A/C? I take it these are not units that are in the rooms. Thank you.
Written November 21, 2015
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