Bologna
- Visit the Anatomical Theatre, former lecture hall for anatomy teaching
- Choose a guided or audio-guided tour and access exclusive rooms or content
- Discover the history of the University of Bologna as you step inside its original seat and halls
Duration
With audio guide: 40 minutes
With guided tour: 1 hour 15 minutes
Language
Audio guide: ITA / ENG / FRA / ESP
Guided tour: ITA / ENG
Description
Embark for a discovery journey inside Palazzo dell'Archiginnasio, the historical seat of the University of Bologna. Built between 1562 and 1563 to provide a single seat for university teaching for the first time, the building has housed the Municipal Library since 1838.
Visit ancient university lecture halls such as the Aula dei Legisti, known as the Stabat Mater, and the Anatomical Theatre, completed in 1637 for anatomy teaching, with its wooden benches and curious sculptures.
Walk through the corridors among countless frescoed coats of arms and celebratory monuments that make up the world's largest mural heraldic complex.
Choose the guided tour if you fancy gaining access to usually closed-to-the-public chambers, such as the Chapel of Santa Maria dei Bulgari and the Cubiculum Artistarum, and have an expert local guide lead you; or the audio-guided admission, if you prefer to use your smartphone to listen to the history of the place by accessing a webapp with exclusive video, audio and image content.
Prices:
With guided tour
Full: € 12
Reduced: € 10 (youths aged 13 to 18; university students with ID; over 65; participants in the “Discover Bologna” tour with voucher)
Reduced for Card holders and residents: € 7 (Card Cultura and Bologna Welcome Card holders; residents in Bologna and in the municipalities of the Metropolitan City with a valid ID)
Free for children up to 12 years of age; visitors with disabilities and one accompanying carer.
With audioguide
Full: € 10
Reduced: € 8 (youths from 13 to 18 years of age; university students with ID; Card Cultura and Bologna Welcome Card holders)
Reduced for residents: € 3,50 (residents in Bologna and in the municipalities of the Metropolitan City with ID)
Free for visitors with disabilities and one accompanying carer;
Free (free admission without audioguide) for children up to 12 years of age ; tour guides and tour leaders.
Groups with own guide
P/person: € 3,50
To book, select ‘Entrance with audio guide and groups with own guide’, choose the preferred entrance time and then the relevant price: Free for the guide, tour leaders and children up to 12 years of age, and Entrance with own guide for regular group participants.
What's included:
With guided tour
Address:
Archiginnasio, Piazza Galvani 1, Bologna.
Cancellation policy:
Visit ancient university lecture halls such as the Aula dei Legisti, known as the Stabat Mater, and the Anatomical Theatre, completed in 1637 for anatomy teaching, with its wooden benches and curious sculptures.
Walk through the corridors among countless frescoed coats of arms and celebratory monuments that make up the world's largest mural heraldic complex.
Choose the guided tour if you fancy gaining access to usually closed-to-the-public chambers, such as the Chapel of Santa Maria dei Bulgari and the Cubiculum Artistarum, and have an expert local guide lead you; or the audio-guided admission, if you prefer to use your smartphone to listen to the history of the place by accessing a webapp with exclusive video, audio and image content.
Prices:
With guided tour
Full: € 12
Reduced: € 10 (youths aged 13 to 18; university students with ID; over 65; participants in the “Discover Bologna” tour with voucher)
Reduced for Card holders and residents: € 7 (Card Cultura and Bologna Welcome Card holders; residents in Bologna and in the municipalities of the Metropolitan City with a valid ID)
Free for children up to 12 years of age; visitors with disabilities and one accompanying carer.
With audioguide
Full: € 10
Reduced: € 8 (youths from 13 to 18 years of age; university students with ID; Card Cultura and Bologna Welcome Card holders)
Reduced for residents: € 3,50 (residents in Bologna and in the municipalities of the Metropolitan City with ID)
Free for visitors with disabilities and one accompanying carer;
Free (free admission without audioguide) for children up to 12 years of age ; tour guides and tour leaders.
Groups with own guide
P/person: € 3,50
To book, select ‘Entrance with audio guide and groups with own guide’, choose the preferred entrance time and then the relevant price: Free for the guide, tour leaders and children up to 12 years of age, and Entrance with own guide for regular group participants.
What's included:
With guided tour
- Tour Guide
- Entrance to the Anatomical Theatre
- Entrance to the Stabat Mater Hall (when not otherwise occupied by special or institutional activities)
- Exclusive entrance to the Chapel of St. Maria dei Bulgari and the Cubiculum Artistarum (when not otherwise occupied by special or institutional activities)
- Audio guide (own smartphone and earphones required)
- Webapp for unlimited access to videos, images and exclusive content
- Admission to the Anatomical Theatre
- Admission to the Stabat Mater hall (when not otherwise occupied by special or institutional activities)
Address:
Archiginnasio, Piazza Galvani 1, Bologna.
- For audio guides and private groups, the entrance area is on the first floor
- For guided tours, the meeting point with the guide is in the inner courtyard
Cancellation policy:
Cancellation with refund or amendment of the reservation possible up to 24 hours before the scheduled start of the activity
Before booking, remember that:
- Reservation: Prior reservation is required.
- Timetable: late visitors will not be granted entry to the subsequent slot and will not be entitled to a refund. Please arrive 10 minutes before the selected time for both the audio guide check-in and the guided tour.
- Audioguide: You will need your own smartphone and earphones to use the audio guide.
- Animals: Access to animals of any size is prohibited.
- Luggage: access with bulky bags and backpacks is prohibited.
- Bikes: access with bicycles is forbidden
- Reductions: in case of purchase of reduced-price tickets, a proof of entitlement will be required (Card Cultura, Bologna Welcome Card, residency, student, guide and caretaker cards, etc.).
- Stabat Mater: if the hall is occupied by other activities, the admission will be granted within seven days by showing the same ticket
- Library: the Library area is not accessible for tourist visits
The sale of this service is managed by Bologna Welcome Travel Agency
Calendar
Admission with audioguide:
Monday to Saturday
From 10:00 to 17:30 (admission every 10 minutes)
Guided tour:
September
Monday to Saturday
ITA
11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m.
ENG
2:10 p.m., 5:10 p.m.
October and November
Monday to Saturday
ITA
11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m., 5:00 p.m.
ENG
11:40 a.m., 2:10 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 5:10 p.m.Show more
Monday to Saturday
From 10:00 to 17:30 (admission every 10 minutes)
Guided tour:
September
Monday to Saturday
ITA
11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m.
ENG
2:10 p.m., 5:10 p.m.
October and November
Monday to Saturday
ITA
11:30 a.m., 3:30 p.m., 5:00 p.m.
ENG
11:40 a.m., 2:10 p.m., 3:40 p.m., 5:10 p.m.Show more
Accessibility
Visitors with impaired mobility can access the library or visit the Palazzo from the entrance in Via de' Foscherari no. 2 (see map).
During library opening hours (Monday-Friday 9am-6.30pm and Saturday 9am-1.30pm) ring the bell on the right and wait or call 051/2196616 or 051/2196622.
On Saturdays from 1.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m. please call 051 6583166 (Anatomical Theatre ticket office).
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