Museo Civico Archeologico Bologna

We came to visit on a Wednesday afternoon around 4pm and there wasn’t a wait. Ticket prices weren’t bad, and we were excited to visit the museum because of all the Egyptian artifacts that they have (one of the largest collections in Italy), and was impressed with the amount of items they had overall. During our visit coincided with the heat wave in July. Considering they only had fans to keep it cool, and no AC, it was quite hot inside. We appreciated going to the ground floor for some of the Egyptian artifacts as that was the coldest area of the entire museum. There was about 20 people in total that were there during our visit, which made this the best time to go in our opinion. They also have a very large collection of metals, plasters, and currency. While this is not as large of a museum as other places, and considerably is overlooked by most tourists and tour groups, it makes for a great place to stop in if you have the time. We enjoy the less busyness of this museum compared to other places we visited. I wish there was an audio guide as you go along the museum, or translated signage, which would improve the understand understanding a bit more of what you’re looking at. Unlike other museums, there was no audio guide or pamphlet to articulate the collections.

The museum has a plethora of amazing Egyptian and Etruscan artifacts. I always prioritize museums that are “artifact-heavy” vs. fancy signage/videos/pictures and this one did not disappoint in that regard. The upstairs area with the Etruscan and Roman exhibits didn’t have any a/c, so it was quite warm walking around there on a hot afternoon, but the displays were thoughtfully laid out and curated. Even the display cabinets themselves are beautiful pieces of art. Definitely worth the €6 entrance fee to get a break from the food around town.

Fantastic museum. It’s an interesting building. Entry was €6. I visited the Egyptian section on the lower floor first and then checked out the upper floors. You can easily spend a few hours here

Suprised of the size of this museum. A dedicated area for Egyptean period with impressive collection, Roman period, ancient Greece. ..You can easy spent 2 hours traveling trough the history.

Entrance ticket is only 6 euros Museum is full of Etruscan art, Roman art pieces and sculptures, and Egyptian section is also interesting

Huge Roman and Etruscan artifact collection, really loved the Egyptian section. Worth a visit 👌🏻

Possibly the most problematic and uninteresting public museum I've seen in a long time. The section on the ancient history of Bologna could have been interesting if any effort was made to connect the Etruscan, Greek, Roman cultures that influenced life in the city. Rather, they placed a bunch of artefacts with no English (and little Italian) explanation. But the museum prides itself with its Egyptian collection, made up of 3500 objects (seemingly stolen) from ancient Egypt. Not only there is no reflection about how these artefacts ended up here (and what, if any, compensation was paid to their rightful owners), but the curatorial language is dripping with colonial imperialist tones: Arabs and Turks impoverish Eygpt, the 10th century revival happens out of the blue, and Napoleon's army was made of artists and resulted in liberal attitudes. 😱 (two stars: because the building is nice.)

We (as English-speaking tourists) visited the beautiful Museo Civico Archeologico. I was surprised at the friendliness and the kindness that I received by the lady at the reception, who greeted us with such enthusiasm. She gladly spoke to us in English and quickly described to us the sections of the museum. Entry is free for students, €6 for normal visitors. Great museum with awesome displays of Egyptian and Greek artifacts. However, I would’ve appreciated more English descriptions of the displayed objects.