Three museums are included under the name of Musei Civici d'Arte Antica: the Museo Civico Medievale (Civic Museum of the Middle Ages) in Palazzo Ghisilardi, the Collezioni Comunali d'Arte (Municipal Art Collection) in Palazzo Comunale, and the Museo Davia Bargellini (Davia Bargellini Museum) in Palazzo Davia Bargellini.
Palazzo Ghisilardi is home to the organization's headquarters. Facilities there include a room for educational activities, an exhibition area that hosts periodic temporary exhibts related to local history, and a well-equipped workshop where objects from our museums - and, when necessary, objects from other collection - are restored.
The research library at Palazzo Ghisilardi Fava holds more than ten thousand volumes, including those from the Cesare Gnudi Collection.

 

 

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There is also a photographic archive with thousands of photograhs of the objects in the collections of the Musei Civici d'Arte Antica and a historical archive documenting the collection since the nineteenth century.
In addition to conservation and educational activities, the Musei Civici d'Arte Antica promote research activities and support the publication of an array of works including catalogues of the system's permanent collections and of temporary exhibits, the journal "Arte a Bologna. Bollettino dei Musei Civici d'Arte Antica", and educational publications.