The Museum of Parmigiano Reggiano offers live cheesemaking demonstrations, displays aging rooms with stacked wheels and brine vats, and stages guided tastings that make the differences between 12-, 24- and 36-month cheeses unmistakable. It operates weekdays by appointment, provides wheelchair-accessible entrance, parking and restrooms, and welcomes families with kid discounts while lacking a full ... »
The Museum of History of Psychiatry documents institutional practices, preserves patient-made art, and archives clinical records that trace psychiatric care from custodial asylums to reform movements. It offers a wheelchair-accessible entrance and restroom, relies on compact galleries and thoughtful interpretation rather than spectacle, and highlights local Reggio Emilia reformers whose work resha... »
The Diocesan Museum Mons. Aurelio Sorrentino — repository of 12th–20th-century sacred art — gathers lapidary works, paintings, sculptures, oreficeria and liturgical textiles from the Cathedral of Reggio Calabria, the Concattedrale of Bova and diocesan churches. Notable treasures — a 15th-century Neapolitan silver-and-enamel Bacolo pastorale, Francesco de Mura’s early-18th-century Resurrection of L... »
Acetaia Giusti — the world's oldest balsamic house since 1605 — functions as a living museum and artisanal shop that preserves centuries-old barrel batteries, handwritten labels, and generational techniques. Guided tastings reveal vinegars aged in oak, chestnut, cherry, and juniper, and the staff recommend booking tickets in advance, bringing protective packing for purchased bottles, and noting th... »
The Castle Puppets Museum Giordano Ferrari — a small specialist museum — preserves traditional marionettes, glove puppets, and regional puppet-making techniques. Its cozy theatre — hosts live, child-focused performances — and its hands-on workshops — teach basic manipulation and puppet construction led by local artisans. Accessible entry and restroom — support visitors with mobility needs — and th... »
Diocesan Museum of Brescia brings together paintings by local masters, carved sculptures, and liturgical objects into a compact narrative of the city’s sacred art. Visitor facts: wheelchair-accessible entrance and restrooms, no on-site restaurant so schedule a nearby coffee stop, paid street and lot parking, and advance ticket purchase is recommended to avoid lines. The museum rewards slow looking... »
Luigi Marzoli Museum of Weapons occupies the Mastio Visconteo, a finely preserved 14th-century keep on Cidneo hill, and its 1988 Carlo Scarpa–inspired installation places one of Europe’s most important armor collections in striking dialogue with medieval stone. The displays emphasize plated body armor, rare articulated gauntlets and subtle maker’s marks that reveal repairs, battle dents and conser... »
The Birthplace of Arturo Toscanini Museum marks the conductor's childhood home, frames his origins within the politically engaged Oltretorrente quarter, and favors intimate domestic rooms over theatrical spectacle. Reopened after a meticulous restoration in January 2007, the house marries careful curatorial displays with original architectural details, provides a wheelchair-accessible restroom and... »
Santa Giulia Museum occupies a Lombard Benedictine monastery complex, preserves Roman and Lombard artifacts, and frames Brescia’s regional story through cloisters and domus remains. You’ll find a Roman domus that reads like a domestic diary, curated regional displays that favor local trade and religious life over broad canons, and family-friendly facilities including wheelchair access and changing... »
The Civic Museum of Oriental Art showcases prints, sculptures, and cultural artifacts from China and Japan, with a particular emphasis on historical printmaking techniques that shaped global tastes. Admission is free, the compact galleries are wheelchair-accessible with restrooms on-site, and the setting suits families, students, and serious collectors who prefer concentrated study over spectacle.... »