Top 7 Specialty Museums in Cremona, Lombardy

December 6, 2021 Leonardo Torrence

Cremona [kreˈmoːna]  listen (help·info) (Emilian: Carmona, Lombard: Cremùna) is a city and comune in northern Italy, situated in Lombardy, on the left bank of the Po River in the middle of the Pianura Padana (Po Valley). It is the capital of the province of Cremona and the seat of the local city and province governments. The city of Cremona is especially noted for its musical history and traditions, including some of the earliest and most renowned luthiers, such as Giuseppe Guarneri, Antonio Stradivari, and several members of the Amati family.
Restaurants in Cremona

1. La Bottega dell’Archetto

Via Claudio Monteverdi 18/A, 26100 Cremona Italy +39 0372 491193 [email protected] http://www.bottegadellarchetto.it
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5.0 based on 30 reviews

La Bottega dell’Archetto

In our Bottega (workshop) near the Museo del Violino you can discover the Art of BowMaking. You can find all the materials of the bow, the tools to work on a pernambuco wood and some curiosity on old bows.

2. Collezione dei Violini di Palazzo Comunale

Piazza del Comune 8, 26100 Cremona Italy +39 0372 407033 http://musei.comune.cremona.it/PostCE-display-ceid-5.phtml
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4.5 based on 83 reviews

Collezione dei Violini di Palazzo Comunale

3. Museo Archeologico di San Lorenzo

Via San Lorenzo 4, 26100 Cremona Italy +39 0372 407775 [email protected] http://turismo.comune.cremona.it/it/pois/museo-archeolog
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4.5 based on 80 reviews

Museo Archeologico di San Lorenzo

4. Museo del Violino

Piazza Guglielmo Marconi, 26100 Cremona Italy +39 0372 801801 [email protected] http://www.museodelviolino.org
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4.5 based on 1,145 reviews

Museo del Violino

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

Reviewed By D3bsa

Who would have thought that a museum full of ‘dusty old violins’ could be so interesting!? We travelled to Cremona so I could fulfill a long-held ambition to see a Stradivavius violin in real life. I wasn’t expecting much from the museum. But...we were totally blown away by this amazing facility. The interactive media presentations before and after the ‘main event’ of feasting your eyes on these incredible works of art and craftsmanship were all very engaging. Our experience was helped by the fact that there were maybe only 6 other visitors in the place on the day we went. Tip: go now, while tourist numbers are generally low due to Covid-19 and go to the museum when it opens at 11:00. The ‘treasure room’ contains the museum’s collection of Amati, Guarneri, and Stradivari violins, violas, etc. We were actually the only people in the room during our viewing, so we could spend as long as we liked with our noses practically pressed agains the cases. A knowledgeable security guard was happy to answer my host of questions. In addition to the their Old Masters, the museum also houses many other violins from the 18th C to the modern day. Currently there is a small exhibition of Old Master violins on loan from the US National Music Museum in South Dakota (who knew?). It was a great experience and very worthwhile if you are at all interested in music, instruments or culture in general. You will learn a lot and be totally amazed!

5. Museo Civico Ala Ponzone

Via Ugolani Dati 4, 26100 Cremona Italy +39 0372 407269 http://musei.comune.cremona.it/PostCE-display-ceid-3.phtml
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4.5 based on 105 reviews

Museo Civico Ala Ponzone

6. Museo della Civilta Contadina

Viale Cambonino 22, 26100 Cremona Italy +39 0372 560025 [email protected] http://www.musei.comune.cremona.it/PostCE-display-ceid-7.phtml
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4.5 based on 3 reviews

Museo della Civilta Contadina

7. Museo della Chimica e del Violino

Via Seminario 19 Liceo delle Scienze Applicate e all’IIS “Janello Torriani”, 26100 Cremona Italy [email protected] http://www.turismocremona.it/index.php/risorse/scheda/id/756
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4.5 based on 5 reviews

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