Opening hours, tickets and guided tours

Museum opening hours

Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday: 10am-1pm and 3pm-6pm
Saturday | Sunday: 10am-6pm
Closed on Mondays

Opening hours during holidays

Easter Sunday, April 5, 2026: 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Easter Monday, April 6, 2026: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Liberation Day, Saturday, April 25, 2026: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Labor Day, Friday, May 1, 2026: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Republic Day, Tuesday, June 2, 2026: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saint Anthony's Day, Saturday, July 4, 2026: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Ferragosto, Saturday, August 15, 2026: from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Saint Francis, Sunday, October 4, 2026: from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
All Saints' Day, Sunday, November 1, 2026: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Immaculate Conception, Tuesday, December 8, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Christmas Eve, Thursday, December 24, 2026: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Christmas Day, Friday, December 25, 2026: Closed
Boxing Day, Saturday, December 26, 2026: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
New Year's Eve, Thursday, December 31, 2026: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
New Year's Eve, Friday, January 1, 2027: 3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Epiphany, Wednesday, January 6, 2027: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Exhibitions and special events

Please see the news area for information on exhibitions and special events , which may have different times or tickets.

Museum tickets

The ticket office closes 30 minutes before the museums close.
Info: tel. 0523 492658 - email info.farnese@comune.piacenza.it

Buy tickets online at Midaticket

Full price (all sections): €10.00
Reduced: €7.00 - Citizens over 70; Organized Groups (minimum 10 people - maximum 25 people); art historians; Affiliated: Fondazione Teatri (presentation of a ticket for a performance within one month of the performance OR a valid season ticket), GAS SALES (presentation of a match ticket), Piacenza EXPO (presentation of an event ticket), Grazzano Visconti Wax Museum (presentation of an admission ticket), Agenzia del Demanio (employee ID card), Holders of the Castelli del Ducato card, Touring Club, FAI.
Single Section or Small Natural History Museum: €3.00
Youth: €4.00 - ages 6 to 25
First Sunday of the month: €1.00
Free: €0.00 - Children 0-6 years; disabled people (with one companion); Group leader: a) school groups: 1 leader (teacher) per class and b) groups: 1 leader for every 15 paying visitors; Museum donors with a valid ID; Tourist guides with a valid ID; ICOM members with a valid ID; Journalists with a valid ID.
Educational activity ticket: €2.00

RetemuseiPiacenza cards and subscriptions

" A Year at the Museum" Subscription €50.00
Everyone - Annual pass, with unlimited access to participating museums, on their respective opening days and times.
" Three Days at the Museum" Tourist Card
- €35.00 Everyone (Tourist card, with the possibility of accessing participating museums once within 72 hours, on the respective opening days and times)
- €20.00 Children and young people between 6 and 26 years old; Over 65 years old.

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Suspended ticket

€3 for a section of the Palazzo Farnese Museums or for the Natural History Museum;
€10 for all sections of the Palazzo Farnese Museums.

The suspended ticket can be purchased at the Museum ticket office and will be donated to people experiencing financial hardship, supported by Social Services, who will be able to enjoy the visit for free.
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Agreement with the Grazzano Visconti Wax Museum

Reduced price of €7.00 (instead of €10.00) at the Civic Museums of Palazzo Farnese for all those in possession of the full / family ticket issued by the Wax Museum
reduced price of €4.50 (instead of €6.50) for adults and €12.00 instead of €15.00 for families (parents and minor children) at the Wax Museum for all those in possession of a full / reduced / family ticket issued by the Civic Museums of Palazzo Farnese.