Museo Memoriale della Libertà
Immersive museum in Bologna on the final period of the Second World War and the Gothic Line, with reconstructed scenes and a park of historic vehicles.
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About the museum
The Museo Memoriale della Libertà reconstructs the last months of the Second World War along the Gothic Line and in Bologna, with a narrative route conceived as a “time machine”. Its aim is to tell the story of the Allies' successful attempt to break through the German defensive line and liberate northern Italy.
The route unfolds through reconstructed scenes: the round-up of civilians in an Apennine village by the Organizzazione Todt; the precarious life of the population during the harsh winter of 1944 and the Anglo-American bombings; the battle of Porta Lame, with the partisan uprising; and finally the last clash of the Allied offensive, the climb of the Costone Riva, which opened the way to the capture of Monte Belvedere.
Outside is a vehicle park which the museum describes as one of the most important in Europe, with tanks such as a Sherman, troop carriers, lorries, jeeps and amphibious vehicles, as well as a historic train with a locomotive from 1910, a freight wagon used for deportations, housing an exhibition on the extermination camps, and two carriages of the Bologna–Imola railway dating from 1906 and 1925.
Highlights
- Reconstructed scenes on the Gothic Line and the battle of Porta Lame
- Vehicle park with a Sherman tank, jeeps and amphibious vehicles
- Historic train with a 1910 locomotive and a deportation freight wagon
- Exhibition on the extermination camps in the freight wagon
- Collection of militaria
Permanent exhibition
- Il Memoriale: dalla Linea Gotica alla Liberazione – Route of reconstructed scenes on the final months of the Second World War in Bologna and along the Gothic Line, with a park of historic vehicles.
- Visitors per year
- approx. 7,000
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 2.5 hrs |
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The visit lasts about two and a half hours and is booked by email or by telephone on 051 461100 (Monday to Friday, 10:00–18:00). The museum offers routes for schools. |
