Opening hours and tickets
Opening hours
Tuesday - Friday: 10am - 4pm* | Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays: 10am - 6pm*
*Last admission 30 minutes before closing
Tickets
- Standard ticket: 7€
- Reduced-rate tickets 4€: young people aged 20 to 26; visitors over 65; groups with our museum guide or with their own guide (min 10 / max 20 participants); FAI card holders; Almae Matris Alumni Association card holders; Museo Civico Archeologico or Museo Civico Medievale ticket holders (from 7 May to 27 July 2025)
- Free admission: students of the University of Bologna; staff of the University of Bologna; young people up to 19 years old; groups of Winter/Summer School students organized or participated by University of Bologna; school teachers of all grade levels with card; visitors with disabilities and accompanying visitors; licensed journalists and tourist guides; ICOM card holders; ANMS card holders; Card Cultura holders; Students of Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna; Ukrainian citizens
The exhibition continues at three additional venues in the city which preserve some important objects related to the life and donations of Benedict XIV:
- Museo Civico Medievale | Via Manzoni 4
- Museo Civico Archeologico | Via dell’Archiginnasio 2
- Collezione di Zoologia | Via Selmi 3
By keeping your ticket from one of the paid exhibition venues, you can access the others at a reduced rate.