Beautiful frescoes as well as interesting collection of paintings, musical instruments and scores, music books, etc. More

Be sure to allow enough time. The audio guide has numerous beautiful, lengthy selections of music to accompany the instruments and music scores, so you'll want to allow a few hours! More

My son (a student of musical composition) and I visited this museum for several hours. He was fascinated by the centuries old scores, noting each composer's handwriting and notations. I am not a fan of scores, though I respect the collection, but enjoyed seeing the many historical instruments. The museum was quiet and spacious. Have to add that my husband... More

This building is beautiful... visit this place just to breath and listen to your surroundings. More

The museum is well presented and the staff are very helpful, which was not generally our experience in the museums we visited. The audio guide is very informative and the exhibits well presented in attractive surroundings. One minor critism is the lack of seating, it would have been nice to sit and listen more fully to the examples of music... More

The music museum is a fabulous museum in the heart of Bologna. In a gorgeous "palazzo", the museum has a collection ranging from wonderful Renaissance instruments to original scores by Rossini, who once lived in this palazzo. I was so happy to find the museum, which is relatively new. I recommend taking an audio tour, which consists of around 3... More