Free admission and special guided tours for August bank holiday at Brescia Museums

by Redazione , published on 08/08/2019
Categories: Events / Disclaimer
From August 13 to 25, 2019, free admission to the Brescia Civic Museums and special guided tours of museums and exhibitions.

From Tuesday, August 13 to Sunday, August 25, 2019, thanks to the Municipality of Brescia and Fondazione Brescia Musei, the Santa Giulia Museum, the Archaeological Park of Roman Brescia, the Tosio Martinengo Picture Gallery and the Luigi Marzoli Weapons Museum in the Castle will beopen for free. A unique opportunity to experience the cultural heritage of the city of Brescia. There is alsoreduced admission for everyone to the Brescia Photo Festival exhibitions set up at the Santa Giulia Museum.

Adding to the rich program are special guided tours Walking among the Masterpieces to discover the works housed in the rooms of the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo and the Museum of Santa Giulia.

Also continuing on Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays (with reservations required) are guided tours of the Brescia Photo Festival exhibitions, From Man Ray to Vanessa Beecroft, a nine-exhibition itinerary investigating the female universe from the 19th century to the present.

Also available on free opening days is the ArtGlass experience for both the Archaeological Park and the Domus dell’Ortaglia: the fascinating augmented reality viewing will be available for just the price of renting the special glasses (priced at 6 euros for rental at the Archaeological Park or Domus dell’Ortaglia and special integrated price 10 euros for Archaeological Park + Domus dell’Ortaglia).

And finally, a very recent novelty: the Augmented Reality experience also lands in the Basilica of San Salvatore, the heart of the UNESCO site.

For info: bresciamusei.com.

Free admission and special guided tours for August bank holiday at Brescia Museums
Free admission and special guided tours for August bank holiday at Brescia Museums


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