The third edition of the sporting event is underway and will see several races taking place on the day Sunday March 3 2024: Bologna Marathon with its 42,195 km, the 30 km of the Portici, dedicated to one of the most characteristic and important symbols of the city, the XX edition of the UnipolMove RUN TUNE UP, historic half of Bologna and the Tecnocasa Bologna CityRun, non-competitive 5 km race. The first is also scheduled for Saturday 2 March Tigotà Kids Marathon, a special event dedicated to girls and boys, aged 4 to 10.
By presenting the bib (physical or photographic) of at least one of the five competitions at the cash desks of the civic museums, participants will be entitled to some concessions, for himself and two companions:
• free participation in 40 thematic guided tours in Italian and English and to a special one reception service in the rooms, on Friday 1, Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 March 2024, in seven museum locations (Civic Archaeological Museum, Civic Medieval Museum, MAMbo – Museum of Modern Art of Bologna, International Museum and Library of Music, Museum of Industrial Heritage, Civic Museum of the Risorgimento, Monumental Cemetery of the Certosa) to tell stories of sport and not only related to museum collections
• reduced admission in all civic museums that require a paid entry ticket (Civic Archaeological Museum, Civic Medieval Museum, Municipal Art Collections, MAMbo – Museum of Modern Art of Bologna, Morandi Museum, International Museum and Library of Music, Museum of Industrial Heritage, Civic Museum of the Risorgimento), valid from 1 March to 30 June 2024.
Civic Archaeological Museum (via dell'Archiginnasio 2) - Sport in the ancient world / Sport in the ancient world
Alongside an introductory itinerary that guides visitors to discover the museum's masterpieces, a themed guided tour on sport in the classical world, where sport and competition were not just a "hygienic" practice, but had - especially in the Greek world – moral and political implications and came to affect many areas of life, including the cultic and funerary. Sport therefore in monumental statuary, on ceramics, on coins, in bronzes, in the places and objects of daily body care, to reiterate a ritual that, from the Greek world, passing through the Etruscan and Roman ones, lasts up to the present day.
Friday 1 and Saturday 2 March 2024
10.30 am: guided tour in Italian Sport in the ancient world
10.30 am: guided tour in English Masterpieces of the Archaeological Museum of Bologna
15.30 am: guided tour in Italian The masterpieces of the Civic Archaeological Museum of Bologna
15.30 am: guided tour in English Sport in the ancient world
Sunday March 3 2024
10.30 am: guided tour in Italian The masterpieces of the Civic Archaeological Museum of Bologna
10.30 am: guided tour in English Sport in the ancient world
15.30 am: guided tour in Italian Sport in the ancient world
15.30 am: guided tour in English Masterpieces of the Archaeological Museum of Bologna
Medieval Civic Museum (via Alessandro Manzoni 4)
The warrior game: the favorite sport of our Bolognese ancestors
A path dedicated to the war game in medieval and modern times. Created to keep noble knights in training during times of peace and above all to show off power, jousts and tournaments were always greatly appreciated by the various social classes. Lances, armour, helmets, crests and spurs will accompany the visitor into the world of chivalry in Bologna.
Saturday March 2 2024
10.30 am: guided tour in Italian and English
15.30 am: guided tour in Italian and English
Sunday March 3 2024
10.30 am: guided tour in Italian and English
MAMbo – Museum of Modern Art of Bologna (via Don Giovanni Minzoni 14)
Bodies in motion / Moving bodies
For artists, the body has always been a "blank canvas" from which to start. From the handprint left inside the caves by primitive men to the color sketches of Jackson Pollock up to the performances of the 70s, corporeality, gestures and action are the cornerstone of many works of the past and present. present. A visit to the MAMbo permanent collection will be the starting point to reflect together on how contemporary artists have studied the body, represented it and made it the undisputed protagonist of their poetics.
Friday 1, Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 March 2024
10.30am and 15.30pm: guided tour in Italian
10.45am and 15.45pm: guided tour in English
International Museum and Library of Music (Strada Maggiore 34)
Music to see / 1st movement!
10 good reasons for a unique visit to the Music Museum of Bologna.
From the story of Mozart's trip to Bologna, to the autograph manuscript of The Barber of Seville by Rossini, from the only copy of the first printed score in the history of humanity, to some truly particular musical instruments... These are just some of the reasons why Bologna was declared a UNESCO City of Music.
Saturday March 2 2024
10.30 am: guided tour in Italian with Luca Bernard
15.30 pm: guided tour in English with Surya Talamonti
Sunday March 3 2024
10 hours: 30: guided tour in Italian with Valentino Pirino
Industrial Heritage Museum (via della Beverara 123)
MM innovations records and victories / MM innovations records and victories
A journey dedicated to MM which, with its numerous successes, records, many patents and the construction and innovation skills of the founder, Mario Mazzetti, was the most important Bolognese motorcycle manufacturer of the first half of the twentieth century.
Friday 1 March 2024
10.30 am: guided tour in Italian
11.30 am: guided tour in English
Saturday March 2 2024
10.30 am: guided tour in English
15.30 am: guided tour in Italian
Sunday March 3 2024
10.30 am: guided tour in English
15.30 am: guided tour in Italian
Civic Museum of the Risorgimento (Piazza Carducci 5)
Sports stamps
Stories and curiosities will be told about the Italian sports stamps issued during fascism and in the early years of the Republic, exhibited in the permanent section of Philately and Postal History of the museum.
Friday 1 March 2024 15.00 hours - 18.00
Saturday March 2 2024 14.00 hours - 17.00
Sunday March 3 2024 10.00 hours - 13.00
Certosa Monumental Cemetery (entrance via della Certosa 18)
On the wings of victory
A walk together with Roberto Martorelli to understand the birth of modern sport, a consequence of the profound social changes between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A journey through the monumental cemetery, now a UNESCO heritage site, in search of the founders of sports clubs and places of leisure, of famous or forgotten protagonists.
Meeting point at the main entrance (in front of the historical-artistic Info Point, church courtyard), via della Certosa 18.
Saturday March 2 2024 10.30 am: guided tour in Italian.
