Museo della Comunicazione Pelagalli «Mille voci… mille suoni»
Private non-profit museum on the history of radio, phonography, cinema and television, with over a thousand original pieces.
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About the museum
The museum arises from the passion of its founder and director, Giovanni Pelagalli, for radio technology and from his collection of equipment, and is run by a non-profit association. In 2007 it received a recognition from the UNESCO Prize.
The site is in Via Col di Lana, in the Porto district, about 300 metres from Porta San Felice and about 2 km from the historic centre. The collections document the main technical and scientific inventions of the last two centuries through original, working equipment.
The route includes the Museo storico della radio, dei grammofoni, del cinema e degli strumenti musicali meccanici (1760–1960), with the hall dedicated to Guglielmo Marconi and his relics, phonography, mechanical music machines, television, a RAI corner, the section on the Ducati brothers and the one on Italian and Neapolitan song. The visit is led by the founder and takes interactive forms.
Highlights
- Hall dedicated to Guglielmo Marconi with original equipment and relics
- Radio, gramophones and mechanical musical instruments from 1760 to 1960
- Sections on cinema, television and phonography
- Room dedicated to the Ducati brothers
- RAI corner and section on Italian and Neapolitan song
Permanent exhibition
- Collezioni del Museo Pelagalli – Radio, gramophones, mechanical music machines, cinema and television, with the Marconi hall and the sections on the Ducati brothers and Italian song.
- Operated by
- Associazione no profit per il Museo
- Visitors per year
- approx. 10,000
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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Admission of €4 according to the Bologna Welcome listing; costs and conditions of guided visits are on the museum's dedicated page.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- 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
According to the museum, the site has no architectural barriers.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Saffi Hotel Elite / Vittorio Veneto · 100 m
From Bologna Centrale station, ATC bus 35 (about 10 minutes), stop “Saffi Hotel Elite”, or bus 36, stop “Vittorio Veneto”; both stops are about 100 m from the museum.
The museum is about 300 m from Porta San Felice and about 2 km from the historic centre, reachable on foot in 15 minutes. The website describes itineraries by car from the motorway toll booths.
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Library and film archive.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 2 hrs |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The “interactive” guided visits for school groups and other groups last from 90 to 150 minutes, must always be booked and are led by the founder of the museum. Visits are offered for groups of at least 15 people. |
