The Museum Complex of Palazzo Ducale in Mantua, with its 34,000 square meters of surface, is a unique testimony of the history of the city of Mantua, of the Italian Renaissance and of European art between the Middle Ages and the Baroque.
It originates from the progressive aggregation of a series of autonomous buildings. The first nucleus dates back to the end of the thirteenth century and is due to the Bonacolsi family, but its history substantially coincides with the fortune of the Gonzaga family, who ruled Mantua from 1328 to 1707. The palace also bears the signs of the eighteenth-century government of the Habsburgs.
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Opening days
From Tuesday to Sunday
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Opening times
From Tuesday to Sunday,
8:15 AM to 7:15 PM
(Last admission at 6:20 PM)The National Archaeological Museum is open Tuesday to Saturday from 8:15 am to 7:00 pm, Sunday from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
On July 4, 2026, the museum ticket office will close at 5:45 PM.
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Closing
Monday
- Web Palazzo Ducale and National Archaeological Museum of Mantua
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Feature List
- Info line
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Info Reservation
Purchase of tickets online and onsite
Services
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Bookshop
Saturday, Sunday and holidays from 9.15 am to 7.15 pm.
- Audioguide available in Italian, English, French, German
Where
Piazza Sordello, 40 – 46100 Mantova
Transportation
Train: By train Mantua is easily reachable from Verona (45 minutes), from Modena (55 minutes) and from Milan (2 hours and 15 minutes). The Mantua railway station, in P.zza Don Leoni 14, is not far from the historic center and is connected by bus line 4 and circular n 1 (descent to p. Concordia).
Car: A22 Modena-Brennero motorway: Mantova Nord exit (4 km from the center) and Mantova Sud (11.5 km from the center) A1 Autostrada del Sole: Parma Est exit (60 km from the center).
