Casa natale di Giuseppe Verdi
House museum in the former inn of Roncole Verdi, where Giuseppe Verdi was born in 1813, with a multimedia route and augmented reality.
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About the museum
The house stands at Roncole Verdi, a hamlet of Busseto, and was an inn that also sold basic necessities. In 1781 Giuseppe Antonio Verdi and his wife Francesca rented it; the inn was on the ground floor, and the family lived on the upper floor. After his death his son Carlo ran it, and in 1805 Carlo married Luigia Uttini. On the evening of 10 October 1813 Luigia gave birth to Giuseppe Verdi there.
In 1821 his father gave the boy a second-hand spinet, on which he practised in his first years of study. In 1872 the marquises Pallavicino, owners of the building, placed the first commemorative plaque and undertook not to alter the house; in 1913, for the centenary of his birth, a bronze bust was placed in the garden. The building was later declared a national monument and turned into a house museum; after a first intervention in 2001, it was consolidated and restored in 2013–2014, with the reconstruction of some furnishings probably lost and the use of multimedia tools.
The route runs through about ten rooms over two floors. On the ground floor are the entrance stable, the cellar, the old kitchen and the rooms of the inn; on the first floor the birth room, the spinet room, the spinning room, the lightning room and the commemorative room with documents about the composer.
Highlights
- Room where Giuseppe Verdi was born
- Spinet room with a copy of the instrument of 1821
- Inn with period cellar and kitchen
- Multimedia route with augmented reality (CittAumentata app)
- Church of San Michele Arcangelo with Verdi’s baptismal font, nearby
Permanent exhibition
- Casa natale di Giuseppe Verdi – Route over two floors in the former family inn, from the birth room to the spinet room, with multimedia content.
- Operated by
- Comune di Busseto
- Visitors per year
- approx. 13,038
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €5young people aged 6 to 18, groups of at least 15 paying visitors, families (2 adults and at least 2 children aged 6 to 18), TCI members, journalists with a professional card, and companions of people with a certified disability of 67% or more |
| Children & teens | €5free up to age 5 · Free admission up to age 5; reduced rate A for ages 6 to 18. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree admission for people with a certified disability of 67% or more. |
| Groups (15+ people) | €5 per personOne free companion per 15 paying visitors; school trips €3 per student, accompanying teachers free. |
| Reduced B – school trips | €3Accompanying teachers free. |
| Combined ticket Casa natale + Teatro Verdi + Museo Casa Barezzi + Museo Renata Tebaldi (full price) | €22Reduced A €19, reduced B €10. |
| Combined ticket Casa natale + Teatro Verdi + Museo Casa Barezzi (full price) | €15Reduced A €13, reduced B €8.50. |
Free admission also for authorised tour guides working in the museum and for one companion per 15 paying visitors in groups. If a group is cancelled on the day of the visit, 100% is charged; if cancelled up to 24 hours before, 30%.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: not available
- 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 eighteenth-century building has no lift: the first floor is reached by a staircase with a handrail.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
Small shop with local products.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Audio guide | yes |
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| Good to know | Multimedia route in six stages: download the CittAumentata app (iOS and Android), scan the QR code at the entrance and follow the signs on the floor; scanning the signs with the names of the rooms activates augmented-reality content. Separate audio guides are also available for the entrance and for the cellar. |
