Museo del Violino
Museo del Violino
4.5
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
About
Museo del Violino Antonio Stradivari based in Cremona, is dedicated to cremonese luthery of all time. At the same time it is a Museum, an Auditorium and a Research Centre about antique and modern luthery. It promotes the International "Triennale" competition of Violin Making Antonio Stradivari
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pimon76
Modena, Italy120 contributions
Jan 2024 • Family
The museum has been designed with great care and intelligence, the route offers a truly interesting overview of the history of the violin and violin making even for those who do not have a great musical culture. I highly recommend combining it with the audition in the auditorium, which in itself is worth a visit. It's just a shame that there are no combined tickets for both.
Written 1 January 2024
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Airborne503
Raleigh, NC153 contributions
Jan 2024 • Solo
I am not a musician, nor do I particularly care for string music. That being said, I still found this museum to be very interesting and very beautiful. The way they had all the string instruments displayed was absolutely gorgeous, and the explanations were very thorough and understandable. The Museum can be easily visited in 90 minutes.
Written 12 January 2024
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Fortunato
Milan, Italy26,300 contributions
Feb 2024 • Couples
An obvious visit, given that we are in Cremona, the home of the violin. Didactic and very well done museum. Audiovisual systems throughout explaining every step of the artisanal construction of the violins. An infinite collection of fearsome pieces: Stradivari, Guarneri, Amati and others. A listening room and an Auditorium where you can enjoy the sound of these instruments played by the best professionals in the world.
Written 19 February 2024
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Gabry B
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A journey into the most elegant instrument in the world: the first models, the design and construction through the work of luthiers and finally listening to these ancient violins. We didn't expect to see so many precious Stradivarius and by keeping an eye on the calendar of events there is the possibility of listening to them live too. For children there are multimedia stations in each room and at the beginning of the route they are given a map with some games to play.
Very informative and enjoyable
Very informative and enjoyable
Written 18 August 2023
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Gabry B
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A journey into the most elegant instrument in the world: the first models, the design and construction through the work of luthiers and finally listening to these ancient violins. We didn't expect to see so many precious Stradivarius and by keeping an eye on the calendar of events there is the possibility of listening to them live too. For children there are multimedia stations in each room and at the beginning of the route they are given a map with some games to play.
Very informative and enjoyable
Very informative and enjoyable
Written 18 August 2023
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Ezio P
Chiusa di San Michele, Italy371 contributions
Mar 2024 • Friends
If you visit Cremona it is a must to pass by the violin museum. One of a kind, free audio guides are delivered to the ticket office. The collection is divided into 10 highly multimedia rooms where, in addition to violins by Stradivari, Amati and Guarneri, violas and cellos are also exhibited and double basses. To visit
Written 30 March 2024
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Alessandro S
Bologna, Italy4,674 contributions
Sept 2023 • Friends
In the city of the violin, a stop at this museum is a must. You will understand how much history there is behind this instrument and how much work went into building it. On Saturday at 12 it is also possible to attend a concert.
Written 9 September 2023
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Rosi f
23 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
The city of Cremona is very pretty and quiet and very hot in summer. We went to the Violin Museum, a show full of music and joy. Seeing the work that violin makers do is a work of art! It's worth going there.
Written 25 August 2023
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Michael V
Chicago, IL83 contributions
Sept 2014 • Family
This is a museum devoted to what Cremona is legendary for--violins. While it sounds like a niche museum not likely to be interesting to the general public, the truth is quite the contrary. The museum is laid out in several stages including the history of violin-making, a marvelous interactive exhibit that shows in great detail all the steps involved in producing a violin (which allows you to speed up, back up, and turn a violin inside out), a 3-D map of old Cremona showing where the legendary violin-makers' shops were, recent efforts to sustain the violin-making art, and examples of current violins. But the two best parts are the "treasure chest", where some of the finest Stradivarius, Amati, and Guarneri instruments in the world are on display, and the audio chamber where you can hear master violinists play classical pieces on these treasured violins.
Written 18 September 2014
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Maggi713
Baltimore, MD12,393 contributions
Mar 2015 • Couples
The Violin Museum in Cremona just blew us away. It opened in September 2013 and houses an enormous collection of old and some new violins, violinos and violas - beautifully laid out, with a free audio guide - violin music playing everywhere. The museum features 10 rooms starting with the Origin of the Violin all the way to Violins and the movies. You will see the collection of Cremonese instruments made between the 16th and 18th centuries and will probably be as awe struck as we were by each room. You will see violins made by the Amati Family, Rugeri, Stradivari, and the Guarneri family. We wish we had been early enough to see and hear Andrea Mosconi play the violins. He performs the daily ritual of playing the violins to maintain the acoustic qualities of the instruments. Be sure to take the time to go into the wooden, onion-shaped dome and enjoy the music and videos. You will just love this gem of a museum.
Written 15 November 2015
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The question is confused but is it possible to try the violins?
Written 30 July 2019
Old violins exactly no, but you can try components and build the violin from them. There is interactive description how to do it.
Written 31 July 2019
Hello, should we pre-book tickets or can we buy them on the door? Thank you.
Written 7 November 2018
Ha parcheggio agevole per gruppi con più vetture?
Written 18 March 2018
c'è un grosso parcheggio interrato a due passi
Written 17 May 2018
We are a violinist and we will like to go to the museum, what another places we can go to see violins o where makes them
Thanks
Written 2 February 2018
The museum is very well planned and entertaining for the non-violinist as well as those who study the instrument. Please plan enough time to fully enjoy it. While the Academy for violin making is behind the museum I have not been there and do not know if it is open to the public. We spent 4 days in Cremona and likely walked on every street in the historic area. Violin shops are not rare but I think you can get directions to particular shops from the web or your hotel. Enjoy yourselves, I know you will.
Written 3 February 2018
Hi, when is the timetable for performances on the Stadivarius violins going to be online for Sept 2017 onwards please? We are thinking of visiting in January 2018. Are they normally on Sat and Sun?
Thanks!
Written 2 September 2017
Sorry but do not know for sure. I think there is a performance every week on Thursday-Sunday. On January, however, due to new year there might be changes somy best advise is to check on November and call them in advance
Written 3 September 2017
Hi mbelluardo, what time on Saturday is performance? Is on weekdays have same performance as well.
Written 6 August 2017
We didn't attend a performance there but check out the website
Written 10 August 2017
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