Museum pictures of history and specific qualities of the area

Emilia Romagna

Institute for Artistic, Cultural and Natural Heritage (IBC)


There are over 500 museums in Emilia-Romagna. Among them are museums with large historical collections, as well as more recent ones.

Museum pictures of history and specific qualities of the area

There are over 500 museums in Emilia-Romagna. Among them are museums with large historical collections, as well as more recent ones. They include archaeological, historic cores, art galleries, historical houses, naturalistic and scientific collections, municipal and ecclesiastic museums, ethnographic and anthropological displays. Such a variety and richness regarding origin and typology reflect the past and present history of Emilia-Romagna and point out to its many specific qualities.

 
Areas, i.e. provinces included in the project AdriaMuse: Ferrara, Forlì-Cesena, Ravenna and Rimini have about 200 museums. The activities of the Institute with regard to museums are carried out by the department “Museums and Cultural Heritage”, which deals with the various aspects of researching, cataloguing and documenting collections (also with ICT), planning, conserving, setting standards, training museum professionals, organizing services and initiatives to the benefit of citizens, such as promotions, exhibitions, publishing and educational activities.