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Collezione delle Cere Anatomiche "Luigi Cattaneo"

Tourist attraction • Museum • University • Wax museum

👍👍 Very fascinating and unique museum, it’s definitely very underrated and interesting. Its collection is stunning, it’s very well displayed and preserved. It’s the best museum on anatomy I’ve ever seen, it’s very informative and educational. I really enjoyed my time here and I would definitely recomme... People often mention collection, interesting, free, museum,

Address

Via Irnerio, 48, 40126 Bologna BO, Italy

Website

www.sma.unibo.it

Contact

+39 051 209 1556

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (131 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Sunday: Closed
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 9 AM to 1 PM
  • Wednesday: (Labour Day), Closed, Holiday hours
  • Thursday: 9 AM to 1 PM
  • Friday: 9 AM to 1 PM
  • Saturday: Closed

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  • 5/5 Pong L. 3 months ago on Google • 547 reviews New
    Very fascinating and unique museum, it’s definitely very underrated and interesting. Its collection is stunning, it’s very well displayed and preserved. It’s the best museum on anatomy I’ve ever seen, it’s very informative and educational. I really enjoyed my time here and I would definitely recommend visiting this museum.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍
  • 5/5 Paul P. 1 year ago on Google • 87 reviews
    The 11:00 Tour from Georgia was critical - great introduction to the history of the museum and context for the collection. Recommended for those with an interest in medical history, medicine or anatomy or general health, or just a taste for the macabre. Not kid friendly, or for the overly-squeemish.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍
  • 5/5 Olivier s. 4 years ago on Google • 49 reviews
    Very Nice collection. It’s worth a visit if your are not afraid of seeing bodies from the inside, including diseases, malformations etc. Enjoy!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍
  • 5/5 Georg B. 9 months ago on Google • 47 reviews
    Small collection of wax models for different parts of the body. Huge collection of real skulls. Entrance is for free.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍
  • 5/5 mmm w. 2 years ago on Google • 13 reviews
    Creepy, definitely not for sensitive people. Nevertheless, it was extremely interesting and beautiful in its weird way.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍
  • 5/5 Wouter V. 2 years ago on Google
    Very interesting to see how disgusting people are on the inside 😄 And it's free! I love free!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍
  • 5/5 Alessandro B. 2 years ago on Google • 210 reviews
    Been here for a Sunday laboratory activities for kids. Amazing collection of models and super professional and kind staff for the treasure hunting and ‘wax skeleton creation activity’ . Thank you!
  • 5/5 Nick B. 10 months ago on Google • 209 reviews
    Go upstairs to find the museum. It's free! Unique and fascinating but extremely graphic
  • 5/5 Frankie G. 9 months ago on Google • 93 reviews
    Fantastic! Well worth a visit, especially for free! I got a ticket in advance but I don't think you need to :)
  • 3/5 23 d. 4 months ago on Google • 88 reviews
    The quality of the anatomical models that I happened to see in 2005 seemed quite low and not very good. However, I recently learned that the world's first anatomy lecture was held at the University of Bologna in 1300;;
  • 5/5 C 1 year ago on Google • 61 reviews
    Weird, freaky, and informative. Splendid wax models from medical past. There are also some macabre specimens on display. Worth a visit if you fancy something a little alternative in Bologna.
  • 5/5 Jasmin M. 1 year ago on Google • 29 reviews
    Small but well-stocked exhibition on human anatomy. Mostly “special” items are on display. Maybe not particularly suitable for a weak stomach or small children. In any case, we found it very interesting and would go again. Entry was also free :)
  • 5/5 Mónica S. 4 months ago on Google • 12 reviews
    Didactic, entertaining and not overcrowded. It is very worth visiting, especially if you intend to do tourism outside the usual. Admission is free and it contains a very interesting collection to see if only out of curiosity, even if you are not interested or have no knowledge of medical sciences.
  • 4/5 Juha K. 9 months ago on Google • 10 reviews
    Impressive wax models! Worth seeing. Not huge - won’t take too long to see. Check the opening times, you might have to pre-book.
  • 5/5 Francesca T. 9 months ago on Google • 8 reviews
    Interesting collection for the combination of art, medicine and history. Beautiful building, an oasis of cool on days of scorching heat.
  • 1/5 Sarah Lo i. 1 month ago on Google • 8 reviews New
    To visit. But the employees of the university structure in general, not of the museum in particular, are incredibly rude and rude. Furthermore, there was a group of schoolchildren who were disturbing and behaving in a way that was inappropriate for the place but no one dared to say anything and let them disturb the other visitors.
  • 5/5 张元兴 1 year ago on Google
    Very interesting collection, not for the queasy of the stomach, but highly informative. I some lively explanations to my daughter.
  • 5/5 Gabriella S. 1 year ago on Google
    Extremely interesting, disturbing and beautiful exhibition. Absolutely worth your time.
  • 5/5 Braedon M. 7 years ago on Google
    Great collection
  • 5/5 Kamilla Luca D. 4 years ago on Google
    Very nice and interesting and free.
  • 5/5 Kot M. 4 years ago on Google
    Interesting and informative
  • 5/5 Alessia C. 2 years ago on Google
    So cool.
  • 5/5 Luca F. 2 weeks ago on Google • 2 reviews New
    I stopped by to visit the museum some time ago because I learned about these unusual and very original anatomical waxes. What can I say... It's worth the trip. Very welcoming and prepared staff.

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