The International Museum and Music Library is located in the historic center of Bologna. It was founded in 1959 to preserve the city's collection, and received a new name in 2004, having moved to the new building of the Palazzo Sanguinetti. The palace was opened after a long and careful restoration, thanks to which the rich murals of the interior were restored in their former beauty. Originally frescoes were painted in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and can be considered one of the finest examples of Napoleonic and neo-classical styles in decoration.

The aim of the museum is to make Bologna's rich musical heritage public. Until recently, most of the collection was stored in warehouses primarily because of the lack of exhibition space and only occasionally showed up in the exposition. Today, the bulk of the bibliographic material is stored in the former convent of San Giacomo, while the notes, paintings and musical instruments on display in the museum halls.

Initially, the palace of Sanguinetti belonged to the Bologna family, but was later sold to the brothers from Savona, Ecole and Giulio Riario . Senator Ecole Riario reconstructed and expanded the building, several buildings were consolidated into one and ukr There was an impressive staircase that can be seen today . The next global reconstruction took place in 1796 ., and then the neighboring building was joined to the palace, and the large hall is divided into two parts - today these are the two most spacious museum halls . In 1870, the . palace was purchased by the Sanguinetti family, and with them there was a decorative decoration of the library and an "Egyptian room"; during the last restoration in these two areas magnificent frescoes .

The original core of the collection was a collection of the Franciscan Giovanni Battista Martini, who was one from the most famous and multifaceted personalities in the music world of Europe in the 18th century. A teacher and collector, composer and theorist, Martini taught including Bach and Mozart. Friends of Padre Martini were musicians, singers, cardinals and nobles; and his library of manuscripts and musical works was constantly replenished. Also Martini collected portraits of musicians decorating the walls of his library

Exposition

On the first floor of the museum the collection, distributed among 9 rooms, tells about 6 centuries of music development in Europe. Here you can see more than a hundred portraits, more than 80 antique musical instruments and plenty of documentary evidence.

Guests enter the museum through the richly decorated room Boskerekkya and then find themselves in the halls of the number 2 and 3 are devoted to the spiritual father of the Museum, The Martini . hall No. 3 reflects the connections between Martini and the most outstanding musical personalities of this era . In particular, one can see here the famous portrait of Bach by Gainsborough . Hall 4, the "idea of ​​music", dedicated to famous teachers of the 15th and 17th centuries . Here there is a A few unique musical instruments of this period . But the most interesting treasures are presented in Hall 5, the "hall of art", which is dedicated to musical books and instruments of the 16th-17th centuries . Here you can see the world's first printed music book Ottaviano Petrucci . @ Here flutes are exhibited 1650 g ., a variety of small violins that were used by dance teachers, gironde, serpentines, an outstanding selection of horns and cornets of the 16th and 17th centuries, and finally a unique guitar instrument in the form of a guitar .

The next room № 6 given to Italian opera, and it reigns 18th century . The exposition is dedicated to the famous singer Carlo Brooches, known as Farinelli . where you can see his portrait painted by Corrado Dzhiakvinto along with contemporary portraits of other famous castrato and composers such as Antonio Vivaldi and Domenico Tsimarosa . Hall number 7 moves the visitor to the 19th century with the great Rossini, whose name is forever inscribed in the history of Bologna . There are exhibited original notes, "The barber of Seville", some personal belongings of the composer and his grand-fort piano, constructed in 1844 . Hall number 8 is dedicated to the later authors: Torelli, Vivaldi, Bertoni . A last hall introduces two important musical figures of Bologna, Italy and the new era: Giuseppe Martucci and Respighi Ottorino .

Practical information

Address: Strada Maggiore, 34, Palazzo Aldini Sanguinetti

Working hours: Tuesday to Friday from 9:30 to 16:00, on weekends and holidays from 10:00 to 18:30 , on Monday the museum is closed.

Entrance: 5 EUR, for visitors over 65 and students: 3 EUR (November 2014).