Opening hours, tickets and guided tours

Last update: 2 December 2025, 11:30

Museum opening hours

• Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday: 10am-1pm and 3pm-6pm ( on Thursday, December 4th the Museums will close at 4pm )
• Saturday | Sunday: 10am-6pm
• Closed on Mondays

Opening hours during holidays

• All Saints' Day, Saturday, November 1st: 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
• Immaculate Conception, Monday, December 8: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Tuesday, December 9: closed
• Christmas Eve, Wednesday, December 24: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• Christmas, Thursday, December 25th: closed
• Boxing Day, Friday, December 26: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• New Year's Eve, Wednesday, December 31st: 10am to 1pm

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

• Full price (all sections) €10.00
• Reduced €7.00 - Children and young people between 6 and 18; University students between 18 and 25; Military personnel; Over 65s; Groups (minimum 15 people); Affiliated members (Active agreements: Touring Club, FAI, ACI, ARCI, Associazione Dimore Storiche, Italia Nostra, Circolo Ricreativo Comunale Piacenza, Fiaf, AVIS, Banca di Piacenza, holders of the Carta Castelli del Ducato, Coop Alleanza 3.0 members, CTG-Centro Turistico Giovanile, PIACENZAEXPO visitors, youngERcard, Agenzia del Demanio - Direzione Regionale Emilia Romagna), visitors to the Grazzano Visconti Wax Museum
• Single Section €3.00
• Schools €4.00 - Students accompanied by a teacher. Ticket valid for the entire school year. Accompanying teachers are free.
• First Sunday of the month €1.00
• Free €0.00 - Disabled person and their companion; Children under 6 years of age; Journalists with a valid press card; ICOM members with a valid press card; Donors with a valid press card

Buying tickets with a teacher's card and a culture bonus

The Civic Museums of Palazzo Farnese are present in the list of accredited operators and institutions where it is possible to use the Teacher Card to purchase the entrance ticket and the books in our bookshop.
You will need to generate a voucher corresponding to the exact value of your chosen purchase.
Please note! The voucher is personal, so it can only be used to purchase one ticket in the name of the Teacher Card holder. You cannot use your Teacher Card to purchase tickets for other family members or for your class.
In the event of improper use of the benefit or the generation of vouchers with a value that does not correspond to the exact cost of the ticket or book, the user will be required to pay at the cashier, without the possibility of a refund of the issued voucher by the museum.
For more information on how to take advantage of these benefits, please visit: https://www.miur.gov.it/ricerca-tag/-/asset_publisher/oHKi7zkjcLkW/content/carta-del-docen-1

We also remind you that through 18app it is possible for merchants to take advantage of the Culture Bonus to purchase entrance tickets to the Civic Museums of Palazzo Farnese.
Go directly to the museum ticket office and present a voucher for the desired amount. Use of 18app is strictly personal, so you will be asked to show proof of identity when purchasing or picking up your ticket.

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.

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.

The work invites you to the museum

By presenting a ticket for one of the performances or a season ticket to the Verdi Trilogy (at the Teatro Municipale from October 29th to November 9th), you can visit all sections of the Civic Museums of Palazzo Farnese for 3 euros and the Ricci Oddi Modern Art Gallery for 5 euros.
Holders of a ticket for any opera or a season ticket to the Teatro Municipale's opera season can instead access all the museum sections of Palazzo Farnese with a ticket costing 7 euros instead of the full 10 euros.

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.

Guided museum tours

Free guided tours are available on Saturdays and Sundays and are included in the entrance fee. Reservations are required, subject to availability.

• Saturday:
  3.00 pm Archaeological Museum
  4.15 pm Art Gallery
• Sunday:
  10.15 am Archaeological Museum
  11.30 am Art Gallery
  3.00 pm Civic Section and Carriage Museum
  4.15 pm Art Gallery

For groups , guided tours are available for a fee, with reservations required (maximum 25 people per tour).

To book , call 0523 492658 or send an email to info.farnese@comune.piacenza.it