What to do and see in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna: The Best Art Museums

Against the extraordinary backdrop of the 16th-century wall paintings that decorate the building, the Museo di Palazzo Poggi reconstructs the paths of research and education that gave Bologna its sterling scientific reputation in the modern age: the Ulisse Aldrovandi Museum, the Ferdinando Cospi Collection, the collections amassed by Luigi Ferdinando Marsili, and the furnishings and instruments that belonged to the 18th-century Istituto delle Scienze.Based on 18th-century documentation and the scientific production of those who played a leading role during an extraordinary period in Italian culture, the museum brings a substantial part of Bologna’s scientific collections back to its 18th-century venue. It recreates the setting and system of relationships that made these collections an important part of the “scientific mentality” of the era, transforming them into essential documents that now allow us to interpret the modern scientific culture.

Belloni Palace hosts art and culture exhibitions of art with a format that makes the visitor the protagonist of the visit, stimulating interaction and participation in all the way. From 24 November 2017 to 6 May 2018, Palazzo Belloni hosts the exhibition "The WALL". The exhibition depicts the concept of the wall: from symbol of incommunicability and exclusion to its use as a cultural operation that opens to multiple perspectives. Each of these dimensions is explored through interactive installations that have been specially created for the exhibition and with themed artwork by artists of different ages, from Piranesi to Arnaldo Pomodoro, from Fontana to Christo, and from Pink Floyd to the young Japanese artist Hitomi Sato. The journey of exploration goes around and inside the wall, on a historical itinerary from the walls of Jericho to the Berlin Wall, and to the walls of the modern day depicted in the exhibition. The exhibition is curated by con-fine Art.