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Palazzo Ducale
Piazza Sordello 40
46100 Mantova
Manager: dott. Filippo Trevisani
E-mail: info@mantovaducale.it
Website: www.mantovaducale.it
Palazzo Ducale (The Duke's Palace) consists of buildings constructed by the Bonacolsis and the Gonzagas from the XIVth to the XVIIIth centuries. It includes a large group of independent buildings, built in an unusual form of architecture, rich in decorations and paintings that had been commissioned to famous artists such as: Pisanello, Fancelli, Mantegna, Leonbruno, Giulio Romano, Lorenzo Costa, Correggio, Tiziano,Tintoretto, Bertani, Rubens and Fetti.
Telephone numbers: booking 041 2411897
Information 0376 224832 - 0376 352100
Superintendence Office for the historical, artistic and etnoantropolical heritage of Mantova, Cremona and Brescia provinces Tel 0376 352111 - Fax 0376 366274
Forbidden:
- using mobile
-making photos and using camera
- smoking
- drinking and eating
- bringing in dogs, except for blind people
Timetable: opening time: from Tuesday to Sunday, from 8:45 a.m to 7:15 p.m.; (last admittance at 6:30 p.m.)
Closed: Monday, 1st January, 1st May and 25th December.
From spring to autumn (from 31st March to 1st November) the whole museum can be visited by all the tourists.
In winter time, (from 2nd November to 30th March) owing to the climatic conditions, only groups of no more than 30 people at a time are allowed to visit the palace accompanied the members of the staff. Groups must book in advance.
Schools must book in advance.
The tour to the 'Bridal Chamber' must be booked as follows: from 15th March to 31st October for groups; from 15th March to 15th June and from 1st September to 15th October for individual visitors.
Booking costs:
- block booking euro 10,50
- school block booking euro 5,25
- single booking euro 1
Prices: admission ticket: € 6.50;
Reduced ticket: € 3.25 (from ages 18 to 25); free for European Union citizens who are less than 18 or more than 65 and for Italian schools.
Guided tours: availability of an audioguide in Italian, English, German and French.
A short explanation service could also be given by some members of the staff.
Groups of no more than 30 people are allowed at a time.
Palazzo d'Arco
Piazza C. d'Arco, 4
46100 MN
Website: www.museodarco.it
Information:
Fondazione d'Arco
Piazza d'Arco, 4
46100 Mantova
Italia
Telefono: 0376 322242
Fax: 0376 369544
E-mail: arco@rotarymantovacastelli.it
Timetable: from 1th March to 31th Octuber (from Tusday to Sunday and festival days) 10-12.30 a.m. 2.30-6.00 p.m.
From 1th November to 28th February (Saturday, Sunday and festival days) 10-12.30 a.m. 2.00-5.00 p.m.
Tickets: admission ticket: € 3.00
Reduced ticket: € 1.00
Guided tours only.
Information and booking: +39 0376 322242
The imposing Palace was the residence of the D'Arco Earls. Today the D'Arco estate is directed by a foudation that preserves the XVIIIth –XIXth century patrician dwelling perfectly.
The furniture has been kept untouched since the death of the last descendant of this noble family.
Of great appeal is the XIXth century kitchen with an outstanding collection of copper objects. A picture gallery contains paintings of great artistic and historical interest.
The XVIth century 'Sala dello Zodiaco' contains original frescos attributed to Falconetto during the early XVIth century.
Palazzo Te
Viale Te, 13
Information Office Tel 0376 323266
Fax 0376 363883
Booking Office Tel 199 199 111
Website: www.comune.mantova.it
In 1515 Federico II Gonzaga commissioned Giulio Romano to build the magnificent Palazzo Te with its architectural and pictorial beauties designed for the prince and his court to serve as a place of leisure and relaxation.
The Room of the Giants, the Horse Room and Psyche Room are the most important rooms of the palace. Inside the building you can see the Municipal Museum which includes the 'Arnaldo Mondadori' Donation, the G.Acerbi' Egyptian collection, the Sissa Mesopotamian collection and the Gonzaga collection.
Timetable: opening time: from Tuesday to Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Monday from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.. Easter Monday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The ticket office closes at 5:30 p.m..
Closed: 1st January,1st May, 25th December.
Price: admission ticket: € 8;
Reduced tickets: € 5.50 for people who live in the Province of Mantua and who are over 60, as well as for people who can benefit from previous agreements; a free ticket is available for every group of 20 people.
Students from 12 to 18: € 2.50 with a free ticket for every group of 15 students.
Group of 20 people at least: € 4.50; a free ticket is available each 20 people.
For children under 12: free admission.
Tour to the collections only: € 2.50, €1 for students
Visit: there are no guided tours.
At the ticket office you can pay for an audioguide in Italian, French, English, German, Spanish, and Japanese.
Museo Diocesano "Francesco Gonzaga"
Piazza Virgiliana, 55
Tel e Fax 0376 320602
Website: www.aptmantova.it
Dedicated to Francesco Gonzaga the museum is on the first floor of the gothic monastery of S. Agnese. It collects the 'treasures' from the Mantuan diocesi, some precious objects and jewels from the Gonzagas that had been preserved from the plundering of the town, and also the famous collection of armour from the Sanctuary in Grazie that is considered the most important collection of the XVth century Italian weapons in the world.
Visitors can admire the excellent missal that belonged to Barbara di Brandeburgo, wife of Ludovico II Gonzaga, and that is one of the best illuminated books still existing.
There are also famous paintings that had been commissioned to equally famous artists such as Mantegna, Correggio, Cellini and Fetti.
Timetable: opening time: from 9:30 a.m. to 12 a.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m..
From March to Octuber it is open all days except Monday.
From November to February it is open just on Sunday.
Price: admission ticket: € 3;
School groups and people who are over 60: € 1
Goups of more than 25 people: € 2
On Tuesday for people who are over 60 the admission is free
Guided tours: they are allowed and free. They must be booked in advance.
Teatro Accademico Bibiena
Via Accademia, 47
Tel 0376 390376/327653
It is Antonio Galli Bibiena's masterpiece and the town's jewel. It was inaugurated in 1769.
It has a bell frame and it consists of a colonnade supporting walls lined with graceful wooden boxes whose monochromatic interiors were frescoed by Antonio Bibiena. On 16th January 1770 Wolfang Amadeus Mozart gave a concert in this theatre when he was 14.
Timetable: opening time: from Tuesday to Sunday, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Price: admission ticket: € 2.07;
Elementary and middle school students: € 1.03
Palazzo della Ragione
Piazza Erbe
46100 Mantova
Tel 0376 223810 (just when there is some art exhibition)
Tel 0376 220097 - Fax 0376 310857
E-mail: gonzagapoint@comune.mantova.it
It was built in the XIIIth century for public meetings, or, in case of bad weather, for the local market which was in the nearby square.
The clock tower is close to the Palazzo della Ragione. The tower was originally designed by Luca Fancelli and built from 1472 to 1473. The astronomical clock was made by Bortolomeo Manfredi.
Opening time:
- When there are art exhibitions: from Tuesday to Sunday, , from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 4. p.m. to 7 p.m. Closed on Monday.
- When there are no art exhibitions the visit has to be booked in advance calling the Gonzaga Point Tel 0376 220097
- Closed on 1th Jenuary, 1th May, 25th Dicember
Price: admission ticket: € 3:00
Reduced ticket: € 1.50 (People over 60, from 12 to 18, undergraduate students, blind people and other disabled people)
Posse or group of friends: groups of 20 people at least and 1 fee ticket each 20 people.
Way to visit: under booking it is available a tourist guide service with fee calling the number 0376 220097
Museo Tazio Nuvolari e Learco Guerra (museum)
Piazza Broletto 9
Tel e Fax 0376 327929
E-mail: info@tazionuvolari.it
Website: www.tazionuvolari.it
Ownership: ACI Mantova
The museum is devoted to the 'flying' champions of champions super race pilot Tazio Nuvolari and the very famous cyclist Learco Guerra.
The museum includes 9 exhibition sectors. In the big room visitors can see cups, medals, trophies, photos and writings about Nuvolari's thirty years career.
In the other rooms most important events and experiences about Learco's career are collected.
Opening time:
- March, November, Dicember: Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
- From April to Octuber: Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday from 10:00 to 1:00 and from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Price: admission ticket: € 3
Reduced ticke: € 2 (under 14);
Groups of 20 people (maximum): € 35
Way to visit:
- Extraordinary visits: under booking only
- Schools, singles, groups: the visit is always allowed
Other services:
- In the same building there is a Book Shop where it is possible to buy books, catalogs, posters, printings, video tape and other several objects.
- It is possible to require The Trofei Room for meetings and conferences.
Casa del Mantegna (House)
Via Acerbi 47, Mantova
Tel 0376 360506
Fax 0376 326685
E-mail: casadelmantegna@provincia.mantova.it
Website: www.provincia.mantova.it/casadelmantegna
It was the residence of A. Mantegna. It was begun in 1476 and probably designed by the artist himself. The architecture of the building is very original: the circular courtyard leads to the various rooms and in some of them some pictorial decorations can still be seen. Now it is property of the Province and it is an important place for events related to modern and contemporary art exhibitions.
Opening time:
- When there are no exhibitions: every day, except Monday, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
- When there are exhibitions: every day from 10 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Price: free admission
When there are exhibitions the admission ticket can cost from € 2 to € 5
Way to visit: guided visit under booking only
Other services: in the same building there is a Book Shop, where it is possible to buy catalogs, postcards,monographs, magazine and book publishings, guides and other objects.
Galleria storica dei Vigili del Fuoco (historical gallery)
Largo Vigili del Fuoco
Main Office: Comando Provinciale Vigili del Fuoco
Viale Risorgimento, 16
46100 Mantova
Tel 0376 22771
Website: www.bimnet.it/vigilidelfuoco
The museum was opened in 1991 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the National Fire Brigade. It is a collection of fire engines and materials coming from Italian fire stations.
Free entry
Opening time: Saturday, Sunday and holi days from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. and from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
In the other days it is open for school groups and posses under booking (Call number 0376/22771)
Museo Archeologico Nazionale (museum)
Ownership: Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali
Piazza Castello - 46100 Mantova
Tel 0376 329223/320003 - Fax 0376 318293
E-mail: archeologica.mn@inwind.it
The Museum is inside the Duke's Palace, where there was the Cocoon Market till some decades ago. From the archaeological point of view, Mantua is one of the most important places in Lombardy and, since 1998, it is possible to visit the fixed exhibition called 'Archaeology from the Mantuan territory'.
Opening time: from Tuesday to Saturday, from 8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.; Sunday and holi days, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Closed on Monday
Free entry
Accademia Nazionale Virgiliana di Scienze Lettere e Arti
Via Accademia, 47 - 46100 Mantova
Tel 0376 320314 - Fax 0376 222774
E-mail: cgallic@tin.it
Website: www.accademiavirgiliana.it
Owership: Ente morale autonomo
Website: www.comune.mantova.it/virgiliana/index.htm
The Accademy was founded by Maria Teresa of Austria in 1768 and it became an high school and a university centre with several well organized subjects. It was a cultural and educational centre, owner of all the Mantuan artistic objects and also of the Mantuan public books.
It saves a lot of prints, engravings and drawings, modern and ancient books, a 17th century musical archive, and its own historical archive. Tourist can also see a rich collection of surgical instruments of the XVIIIth century.
Opening time: from Monday to Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Singles: free admission
Groups: free admission under booking.
Museo del Risorgimento "Renato Giusti"
Piazza Sordello 42/a - 46100 - Mantova Tel +39 0374 320283
Assessorato alla Cultura - Via Frattini, 60 – 46100 Mantova
Tel 0376 338645 - Fax 0376 338642
The museum is on the ground floor of the 'Palazzo del Capitano', inside the Duke's Palace. It is dedicated to the historian Renato Giusti who was the promoter. The collection includes weapons, uniforms, documents, prints, paintings, notices, judgements and edicts.
The opening time must be booked in advance.
Admission ticket: € 2
Palazzo di San Sebastiano (Palace)
Sezione di Storia Urbana del Museo della Città
Largo XXIV Maggio, 12 - 46100 Mantova
Tel 0376 367087 - Fax 0376 223618
Ownership: Comune di Mantova
The Palace was built between 1506 and 1508; it was the residence of Francesco II Gonzaga and it contained the famous Caesar's Triumphs realized by Andrea Mantegna. After its restoration, the municipality in Mantua has chosen this palace as the seat of the 'Town Museum', where the visitors can admire the Triumphs thanks to a precise virtual reconstruction and very important sculptural works from many important town building facades.
Opening time:
- Monday: from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- From Tuesday to Sunday: from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- The ticket Office closes at 5:30 p.m.
- Exstraordinary opening: Easter Monday from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
- Closing days: 1th January, 25th Dicember
- All the disable people can enter without any problems
Price:
- Admission ticket: € 2,50
- Reduced ticket: €1,50
- Free entry: under 12
Other services: the Palace, main office of MuMM, hosts the "Civic Collections Documentation Center". Moreover is the seat of the Fondation Mantua European Capital of Entertainment and of Leon Battisti Alberto Center.
Tempio di San Sebastiano
Largo XXIV Maggio
46100 Mantova
Tel 0376 220097 - Fax 0376 310857
E-mail: gonzagapoint@comune.mantova.it
Ownership: Italian Country, given in grant to Mantua Municipality
It was a designed by Leon Battista Alberti and built by Luca Fancelli. The first design of the church was completely changed owing to a restoration in the early years of the XXth century.
A fresco by Andrea Mantegna on the façade is in very bad condition now. Its interior is on a Greek cross plan. The XVIth century altar is surrounded by 4 Tuscan columns.
Opening time: from 15th March to 15th November, from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Exstraordinary opening: Easter Monday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. and from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Price: admission ticket: € 1.50
Reduced ticket:€ 1.00
Museo Numismatico
Banca Agricola Mantovana Foundation
Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, 13
Tel 0376 311861/311868
Fax 0376 311979
Website: www.fondazione.bam.it
It is a the biggest Gonzaga and Mantuan collection of medals and coins in the world with its 2,160 pieces on display. It includes very rare and valuable pieces that had been commissioned by the Gonzagas to famous artists such as: Pisanello, Bartolo Talpa, Leone Leoni, Gaspare Molo e Gian Cristoforo Romano.
Information: guided tours must be booked.
From Tuesday to Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. and from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.
On holidays only booked tours are allowed.
Galleria "Arte e Arti" della Camera di Commercio (Art Gallery)
Via Pietro Fortunato Calvi, 28
46100, Mantova
Tel 0376 234231/232/286
Fax 0376 234234
Website: www.mn.camcom.it
E-mail: segreteria@mn.camcom.it
The collection is on the second floor of the Mantua Chamber of Commerce that is in a magnificent liberty style building designed in 1913 by the architect Aldo Andreani.
The Gallery includes a lot of valuable ancient paintings and a XXth century collection of paintings and sculptures done by famous Mantuan artists.
Opening time: from Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 12 a.m. just under booking.
Free admission.
Casa della Beata Osanna Andreasi
Via Frattini, 9
Tel 0376 322297 - Fax 0376 366832
E-mail: casandreasi@virgilio.it
It was the home of Osanna Andreasi (1474 – 1505),who was beatified in the 50s of the XVIth century and it has always been a religious place.
Today it is owned by the 'Provincia Domenicana' Utriusque Lombardiae and it is the seat of the secular Dominican fraternity and of the Association for the Dominican monuments.
In the interior there are XVth and XVIth century frescos, as well as wooden ceilings.
The Beata Osanna's relics are kept in one of the rooms on the floor where the noble family used to live.
Opening time: Tuesday and Friday, on request, from 10 a.m. to 12 a.m.
Free admission and free offering
Guided tours: for individuals and groups led by a volunteer of the Dominican monument Association. Historical, artistic and spiritual trails can also be effected.
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