Here are the events scheduled from Friday 3 to Thursday 9 May.
Every week the Civic Museums of Bologna offer a rich calendar of events, to reveal their collections and tell about new and curious aspects and episodes of the history of the city, also through different points of view and unusual combinations between the different collections. Conferences, workshops, concerts, guided tours, visits in language are the main “tools” of this story, which unfolds along millennia of history, from the first stone tools of men who lived 800,000 years ago to the products of the current industrial district, from painting to the various forms of modern and contemporary art, from music to the great political and civil epics.
Please note that until September in the last two hours of opening every Thursday the permanent collections of all the Bologna Musei Institution offices can be visited free of charge.
IN EVIDENCE
Wednesday 8 May
5pm (guided tour) and 5.45pm (presentation): Farnese Chapel / Municipal Art Collections, Palazzo d’Accursio – Piazza Maggiore 6
As part of the review Art is woman. Meetings between books and works in the museums of Bologna
“Sofonisba Anguissola and Lavinia Fontana, the ladies with the fan”
Presentation of the book “La dama con il ventaglio” by Giovanna Pierini (ed. Electa ), in the presence of the author.
Rapporteur : Vera Fortunati. Coordinates Lara Crinò .
FOR CHILDREN
Saturday 4 May
10 am and 11.15 am: Museo della Musica – Strada Maggiore 34
On the occasion of The Best of
” Mamamusica II” (I meeting) the aboratorio in 4 meetings for children from 0 to 24 months and parents.
At 10 am for children from 0 to 18 months; at 11.15 for children from 19 to 24 months.
Sunday 5 May
4.00 pm: MAMbo – Museum of Modern Art of Bologna – via Don Minzoni 14
“Sunday at the museum. A contemporary fairy tale” Workshop for children from 4 to 7 years.
Once upon a time … and there is still the mysterious world of art to be discovered following a suggestive animated story. The rooms of the museum become the “fairy tale” scenario of an engaging narrative path dedicated to children, to learn about the works of the permanent collection and be amazed by the “infinite” spells created by the artists.
Reservations required at 051 6496627 (Wednesday from 10 to 17 and Thursday from 13 to 17) or mamboedu@comune.bologna.it .
THE OTHER APPOINTMENTS
Friday 3 May
5.30pm: Davia Bargellini Museum – Strada Maggiore 44
For the Palazzo Davia Bargellini cycle : a rediscovered residence
Guided tour of the palace and paintings of the seventeenth century, recently restored and relocated in the hall of the noble floor . With Ilaria Negretti, RTI Senza Titolo Srl, ASTER Srl and Tecnoscienza.
6.30pm: Music Museum – Strada Maggiore 34
As part of the Wunderkammer review. The museum of wonders
“Furious affections. The Concerts of Francesco Manfredini at the court of Antonio I”
For the cycle “Unusual. Music you don’t expect”, concert by the Roman Baroque Orchestra.
Saturday 4 May
11 am: Palazzo d’Accursio (Manica Lunga) – Piazza Maggiore 6
“From Bologna to the Great War. Paolo Senni photojournalist”
Inauguration of the exhibition curated by Paolo Senni Guidotti Magnani and Andrea Spicciarelli , created by Area New Citizenship, Social Inclusion and Neighborhoods – Equal Opportunities, Protection of Differences, Contrasting Gender Violence, Civic Museum of the Risorgimento, Fondazione Archive Guidotti Magnani and Association Trails of Peace.
4.30pm: Davia Bargellini Museum – Strada Maggiore 44
Within the Bologna Children’s Book Fair and BOOM! Grow in books
“Bologna upside – Daisy Zuo ” Guided tour of the exhibition with Ilaria Negretti, RTI Senza Titolo Srl, ASTER Srl and Tecnoscienza.
5pm: Museo della Musica – Strada Maggiore 34
As part of the Wunderkammer review. The museum of wonders
“Bach Martini Litta family business. History of Bach-Martini paintings and letters”
For the cycle “Sound and color. Music pictured in portraits of the museum”, presentation and projection of the documentary “Villa Visconti Borromeo Litta: four centuries of history” with Francesco Vitali and Cristina Targa.
5pm: Villa delle Rose – via Zaragoza 228/230
“Catherine Biocca . YOU’RE HIRED” Guided tour of the exhibition organized by the MAMbo Educational Department .
Reservations required at 051 6496627 (Wednesday from 10 to 17 and Thursday from 13 to 17) or mamboedu@comune.bologna.it .
Sunday 5 May
10.30 am: Medieval Museum – via Manzoni 4
“From the museum of the Charterhouse to the Medieval Civic Museum. Wandering slabs” Guided tour with Antonella Mampieri, Civic Museums of Ancient Art.
15-18: MAMbo – Museum of Modern Art of Bologna – via Don Minzoni 14
On the occasion of the exhibition No, Oreste, No! Diaries from an impossible archive
“Digital archives today: how and why to conserve” The last appointment of the cycle, realized as part of the exhibition “No, Oreste, No!” within the MAMbo Project Room .
3.30 pm and 5.00 pm: Medieval Museum – Via Manzoni 4
“Unusual visit to the Medieval Museum” With Paolo Maria Veronica and Roberto Malandrino, with the complicity of Eugenio Maria Bortolini .
Malandrino & Veronica’s multi-faceted capacity for transformism arrives in the halls of the Medieval Civic Museum, whose precious collections lend themselves to enormous enormous potential.
5pm: Museo della Musica – Strada Maggiore 34
As part of the Wunderkammer review. The museum of wonders
“The letters of Santini- Gaspari . Collectibles and musical life in the 1800s”
For the cycle “The treasures of music. Meetings, studies and new releases”, presentation of the book by Salvatore De Salvo Fattor with Giancarlo Rostirolla , Marco Gozzi, Benedetto Cipriani and Cristina Targa. Musical interventions by the Vocal Group Laurence Feininger .
17.30: Museo del Risorgimento – Piazza Carducci 5
“Li ciorne that we left a story”
Tuesday 7 May
5pm: Medieval Museum – via Manzoni 4
For the Byzantium cycle and its image, from Constantine to the twentieth century “Early Christian symbols in the floor mosaics of the basilica complex of Aquileia: a controversial interpretation” Conference by Claudia Giordani.
Wednesday 8 May
3.30 pm: Certosa Cemetery – Via della Certosa 18
“The Certosa of Bologna. Art, history, secrets” A walk with Maurizio Rossi to discover the most beautiful works, the lesser-known stories, the most amusing anecdotes. The cemetery was a destination for international tourism throughout the 19th century: to discover its masterpieces of art, magnificent cloisters and halls.
EXHIBITIONS
Villa delle Rose – via Zaragoza 228/230
“Catherine Biocca . YOU’RE HIRED” , until May 26, 2019
After Dina Danish & Jean- Baptiste Maitre , Catherine Biocca is the last artist invited to conceive and create a new project for the exhibition venue of Villa delle Rose, as part of the 2018/2019 edition of the ROSE Residences Program promoted by MAMbo .
Archaeological Museum – via dell’Archiginnasio 2
“Ex Africa. Stories and identity of a universal art”, until 8 September 2019
Hieratic faces and bodies that immediately remind us of the sculptures of Modigliani and Brancusi , the paintings of Nolde and Picasso. But also faces admirably turned into bronze, of fidian perfection like only the cherubs and the Christ in Raphael’s bands.
Museum of Music – Strada Maggiore 34
“The journey to Reims. Memories of a show” , until May 5, 2019
After a first stage set up at the Ridotto of the Municipal Theater of Ferrara from 18 January to 26 March 2019, the Bologna Music Museum is pleased to host the exhibition project “The journey to Reims. Memories of a performance” in the temporary exhibition hall by Giuseppina Benassati and Roberta Cristofori , promoted by the Institute for artistic, cultural and natural heritage of the Emilia-Romagna Region in collaboration with the Fondazione Teatro Comunale of Ferrara, the Ferrara Musica e Istituzione Bologna Musei Association | International museum and music library.
Industrial Heritage Museum – via della Beverara 123
“Professional training, women’s work and industry in Bologna: 1946-1970”, until 2 June 2019
The exhibition, conceived and produced by the Museum of Industrial Heritage and the Women Union in Italy (Bologna) in collaboration with the Fondazione del Monte di Bologna and Ravenna and the International Labor Organization (ILO) – Office for Italy and San Marino, constitutes the first appointment of a three-year project promoted by the Museum of Industrial Heritage and the Women’s Union in Italy dedicated to the theme “Work, training and female technical culture”.
Davia Bargellini Museum – Strada Maggiore 44
“Bologna upside – Daisy Zuo “, until May 5th 2019
The illustrator Zouchao Zuo – Daisy Zuo – has come from China to discover Bologna. Chosen from among the over 130 artists who participated in the Bologna City of Music Unesco Competition and College of China in 2018, he observed the city in its daily flow, and drew known or unknown places, views, iconic views.
MAMbo – Museum of Modern Art of Bologna – via Don Minzoni 14
“No, Oreste, No! Diaries from an impossible archive” , until May 5, 2019
In the exhibition space of the Project Room the MAMbo presents “No, Oreste, No! Diaries from an impossible archive”, an exhibition project curated by Serena Carbone focused on the artistic-relational experience of Progetto Oreste, born in 1997 and ended in 2001, with particular attention to Bolognese events.
“Mika Rottenberg ” , until May 19, 2019
The Mambo is pleased to present the first solo show in an Italian institution Mika Rottenberg, by Lorenzo Balbi.
The Argentinian-born artist, who grew up in Israel and is now based in New York, one of the main protagonists of the contemporary world scene, appropriates the impressive volumes of the Sala delle Ciminiere and the museum foyer to animate eleven of his most recent productions – sculptural objects and video installations – famous for their sarcastic and bizarre narrative register.
“The Great New York Subway Map – The Big Map of the New York Metro ” , until May 5, 2019
Inside a carriage of the New York subway recreated for the occasion, the illustrations by Emiliano Ponzi create a circular path, a tribute to the great designer Massimo Vignelli , who designed the map of the subway.
Medieval Museum – via Manzoni 4
“Praise for every hour. Franciscan choirs from the Basilica of San Francesco”, until 2 June 2019
The exhibition, held as part of the Franciscan Festival, presents a large selection of the various liturgical cycles, created between the 13th and 15th centuries for the Bolognese basilica of San Francesco, which are currently part of the rich collection of illuminated codices of the Medieval Civic Museum from Bologna.
