Autumn at the Museums

From 24 October to 20 December 2026, the Bologna Civic Museums present Autumn at the Museums, a programme of more than 50 events taking place across the city's museums.

The programme is organised around four main themes – Nature and Colours, Journeys and Itineraries, Sounds and Festivities – with guided visits, music, cultural activities and special Kids events for families.

An opportunity to experience museums not only as places where cultural heritage is preserved, but also as spaces for meeting, discovery and participation.

Nature and Colours

• 24 October, 4:00 pm – Saint Francis in Baroque Iconography – Museo Davia Bargellini
• 25 October, 11:00 am – Sorella arte. Saint Francis between the Middle Ages and Contemporary Art – Museo Civico Medievale
• 25 October, 2:30 pm – The Dance of the Hourglasses - Treasure Hunt at the Certosa – Monumental Cemetery of the Certosa (Kids)
• 29 October, 7:00 pm – Certosa: Nature and Death – Monumental Cemetery of the Certosa
• 4 November, 5:00 pm – Conference "Saint Francis of Assisi: a Latin Poet?" – Museo Civico Medievale
• 8 November, 11:00 am – Guided tour "Sorella arte. Saint Francis between the Middle Ages and Contemporary Art" – Museo Civico Medievale
• 11 November, 4:00 pm – Natura in nummis | The Rose, the Flower par Excellence – Civic Archaeological Museum
• 18 November, 4:00 pm – Natura in nummis | Silphium and Lost Plants – Civic Archaeological Museum
• 21 November, 4:30 pm – Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer... and Spring Again – Municipal Art Collections (Kids)
• 22 November, 11:00 am – Guided tour "Sorella arte. Saint Francis between the Middle Ages and Contemporary Art" – Museo Civico Medievale
• 22 November, 4:00 pm – Games of Light – Museum of Industrial Heritage (Kids)
• 25 November, 9:30 am – Morandi vivo. Contributions and Insights – Palazzo Pepoli
• 26 November, 9:30 am – Morandi vivo. Contributions and Insights – Museo Morandi - MAMbo - Museum of Modern Art of Bologna
• 6 December, 11:00 am – Guided tour "Sorella arte. Saint Francis between the Middle Ages and Contemporary Art" – Museo Civico Medievale
• 13 December, 4:00 pm – "Love is Colour", as part of the exhibition "Sorella arte. Saint Francis between the Middle Ages and Contemporary Art" – Museo Lercaro (Kids)
• 20 December, 4:00 pm – Journey into the World of Colours – Museum of Industrial Heritage (Kids)

Journeys and Itineraries

• 29 October, 3:30 pm – Uscire Fuori! – MAMbo - Museum of Modern Art of Bologna
• 31 October, 11:00 am – Aboccaperta – MAMbo - Museum of Modern Art of Bologna
• 31 October, 2:00 pm – …and it is beautiful and radiant with great splendour – various venues
• 1 November, 2:00 pm – …and it is beautiful and radiant with great splendour – various venues
• 1 November, 4:00 pm – The Dream of Two Wheels – Museum of Industrial Heritage
• 6 November, 3:30 pm – Palazzo Davia Bargellini: A Rediscovered Residence 2026 – Museo Davia Bargellini
• 7 November, 11:00 am – Aboccaperta – MAMbo - Museum of Modern Art of Bologna
• 8 November, 4:00 pm – Escape at the Museum – Museum of Industrial Heritage (Kids)
• 14 November, 10:30 am – Treasure Hunt for Artefacts – meeting point: Museo Civico Medievale (Kids)
• 14 November, 5:00 pm – The Oceanic Flight – Museum of Industrial Heritage
• 15 November, 4:00 pm – Virtual Tour of Bolognina – Museum of Industrial Heritage
• 15 November, 5:00 pm – Memoirs of Hadrian - Part One - Animula vagula blandula varius multiplex multiformis – Civic Archaeological Museum
• 21 November, 4:00 pm – Young Lab: Testing the Future at the Museum of Industrial Heritage – Museum of Industrial Heritage
• 22 November, 3:00 pm – An Afternoon at the Civic Archaeological Museum - for Families: from the Origins of Technology to the Present Day – Civic Archaeological Museum (Kids)
• 22 November, 5:00 pm – Memoirs of Hadrian - Part Two - Tellus stabilita saeculum aureum – Civic Archaeological Museum
• 29 November, 4:00 pm – Motorcycles of the 1960s – Museum of Industrial Heritage
• 29 November, 5:00 pm – Memoirs of Hadrian - Part Three - Disciplina augusta patientia – Civic Archaeological Museum

Sounds

• 24 October, 5:30 pm – Nick Cave, Re inchiostro – International Museum and Library of Music
• 25 October, 4:30 pm – Promenade | A Musical Journey through the City's Museums 2026 – Museum of Industrial Heritage
• 28 October, 6:00 pm – Miles&Trane – International Museum and Library of Music
• 4 November, 6:00 pm – Mother Of The Blues – International Museum and Library of Music
• 7 November, 10:30 am – Il Museo (ri)Suona – International Museum and Library of Music (Kids)
• 7 November, 5:30 pm – Rosa Balistreri, a Voice of Rebellion – International Museum and Library of Music
• 7 November, 6:00 pm – Promenade, a Musical Journey through the City's Museums – Museo civico del Risorgimento
• 11 November, 6:00 pm – High Times, Hard Times – International Museum and Library of Music
• 14 November, 5:30 pm – Japanese Garden – International Museum and Library of Music
• 18 November, 6:00 pm – African Piano – International Museum and Library of Music
• 19 November, 6:30 pm – Rito delle moquette, as part of the exhibition "Cuoghi Corsello. Tra le nuvole" – MAMbo - Museum of Modern Art of Bologna
• 21 November, 5:30 pm – Romagna in musica – International Museum and Library of Music
• 25 November, 6:00 pm – Saxophone Colossus – International Museum and Library of Music
• 5 December, 5:30 pm – Once Upon a Time There Was a Wooden Quartet – International Museum and Library of Music
• 6 December, 4:00 pm – Factory Sounds – Mechanical Harmonies – Museum of Industrial Heritage (Kids)
• 12 December, 11:00 am – Un Colapesce – International Museum and Library of Music (Kids)
• 13 December, 5:30 pm – Promenade | A Musical Journey through the City's Museums 2026 – Museum of Industrial Heritage

Festivities

• 31 October, 10:30 am – Spooky Music! – International Museum and Library of Music (Kids)
• 31 October, 2:00 pm – The Riddle of the Sphinx - Arcane Symbols at the Certosa – Certosa di Bologna
• 31 October, 4:00 pm – Monstrous Experiments – Museum of Industrial Heritage (Kids)
• 31 October, 4:30 pm – Halloween at the Medieval Museum – Museo Civico Medievale (Kids)
• 31 October, 5:30 pm – Murder Mystery Concert – International Museum and Library of Music
• 4 December – Opening of the exhibition "Angelo Gabriello Piò. Nativity and Nativity Scenes in 18th-century Bologna" – Museo Davia Bargellini
• 8 December, 4:00 pm – Science Bingo – Museum of Industrial Heritage (Kids)
• 8 December – Guided tour of the exhibition "Angelo Gabriello Piò. Nativity and Nativity Scenes in 18th-century Bologna" – Museo Davia Bargellini
• 20 December – Guided tour of the exhibition "Angelo Gabriello Piò. Nativity and Nativity Scenes in 18th-century Bologna" – Museo Davia Bargellini