From the 2 of April ’06, the access to all the museums and the art collections of the city is free. The ticket is previewed only for the temporary exhibitions and others added services. For more information, let’s have a look to the new site of the Culture of the Municipality of Bologna: http://www.comune.bologna.it/cultura/index.php

:: MUSEUMS & GALLERIES
Bologna is home to scores of museums, many of which host interesting temporary exhibitions in addition to having significant permanent collections of their own. You can get a pamphlet listing every museum and current exhibitions at the URP Ufficio Relazioni col Pubblico (Public Relations Office):
Palazzo d'Accursio, Piazza Maggiore, 6
40121 - Bologna
tel. 0039 051/ 203040
Monday- Friday  8.00 - 19.30
Saturday  8.00-14.00
http://www.comune.bologna.it/bolognaturismo/GB/frame_museums.htm

:: ITINERARIES
* Bologna Itinerary
From the site Guest of Bologna. http://www.ospitedibologna.it/
Monthly bilingual tourist information published by "Golden Keys Bologna".

* Cultura Italiana
http://www.culturaitaliana.it
Bologna is an ideal place to learn Italian. It is a medieval town of Etruscan origin. It is easy to make contact with the people in this city in which most Italians would prefer to live because of its respect of the quality of life.

* Layers of Bologna, by Mary Tolaro-Noyes
http://www.noyesfamily.com/bologna/index.html
A guided walk through Bologna complete with pictures and maps. This is a chapter from Mary's book on Bologna (Discovering Bologna: Her Medieval Magic and Modern Charm) brought to you on the web through the help of Philip Noyes and Thomas Noyes.