Museo della Musica

About the museum

The Museo della Musica opened in 2013 inside the town hall (palazzo comunale) of Pieve di Cento and is set up in the foyers of the Alice Zeppilli municipal theatre. It tells the long musical tradition of the town, from the bell-ringing tradition to the town band, from the lutherie workshops to the Scuola di Liuteria (school of lutherie).

A large room houses instruments made by Luigi Mozzani, owned by the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Cento, and other instruments by Mario Maccaferri, lent by his family. On the second floor is the collection dedicated to the soprano Alice Zeppilli, donated by her heir Giuseppina Melloni, with memorabilia of the singer and of her husband, the cellist Giuseppe Alberghini, and a reconstruction of her dressing room with original furnishings and accessories.

The Zeppilli section includes a piano, a stage costume, a suitcase, documents, records and photographs with dedications by Gabriele D'Annunzio and Enrico Caruso. Since 2024 a digitisation project has been under way, to be completed in 2026, with an immersive video show and audio.

Highlights

• Instruments by Luigi Mozzani and Mario Maccaferri
• Collection dedicated to the soprano Alice Zeppilli
• Reconstruction of Alice Zeppilli's dressing room
• History of the lutherie workshops and the Scuola di Liuteria
• Display set in the Alice Zeppilli municipal theatre

Permanent exhibition

• Strumenti musicali e collezione Alice Zeppilli – Instruments by the lutherie craftsmen of Pieve, a room with instruments by Mozzani and Maccaferri, and a reconstruction of the dressing room of the soprano Alice Zeppilli.

Founded

2013

Operated by

Comune di Pieve di Cento

Visitors per year

approx. 637 (2022)

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• 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 can be reached by stairs and by lift.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is located inside the town hall, Piazza Andrea Costa 17, in the centre of Pieve di Cento.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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