Museo Casa Natale Arturo Toscanini

About the museum

Arturo Toscanini was born in Parma on 25 March 1867 in the house in Borgo Rodolfo Tanzi, in the working-class Oltretorrente district, known for its passion for music and its political liveliness. The conductor died in Riverdale, near New York, in 1957, after spending the last twenty years in the United States, where he had moved in opposition to Fascism.

The house was bought by the Maestro’s children and donated to the city; it became a museum in 1967, for the centenary of his birth. The rooms, small and with low ceilings, hold memorabilia, objects and documents from the homes in which Toscanini lived, arranged chronologically to follow his long career.

The route includes the entrance and corridor, the room in which he was born, a room dedicated to the Maestro, a small kitchen, the piano room and an audio-visual room. More recent donations have enlarged the collection, and one room houses the archive of the tenor Aureliano Pertile, who sang with Toscanini. The museum is part of the network of the Case e Studi delle Persone Illustri of Emilia-Romagna and is included in the combined ticket of the civic museums of Parma.

Highlights

• Room in which Arturo Toscanini was born
• Memorabilia, objects and documents from the Maestro’s homes
• Piano room
• Audio-visual room
• Archive of the tenor Aureliano Pertile

Permanent exhibition

• Casa natale e percorso sulla vita del Maestro – Rooms with memorabilia, documents and objects that trace Arturo Toscanini’s career in chronological order, from the birthplace room to the piano room.

Founded

1967

Operated by

Comune di Parma – Casa della Musica

Admission & discounts

Free admission: First Sunday of the month

Free admission also for accredited journalists, licensed tourist guides, accompanying teachers, school groups, ICOM members and residents of the Municipality of Parma. Tickets are bought at the Camera di San Paolo, at Palazzo Cusani (Casa della Musica), at the museum, at the IAT-R office or online.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum’s website refers to an accessibility statement; free admission for people with disabilities and their companion.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

The Municipality’s tourist listing describes the museum as suitable for families with children; the comic-book guide “Nella casa di Arturo” is aimed at a young audience.

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