The program envisages:

a) introduction to Marconi’s life and to the relevance of his invention;

b) a documentary on the history of radio communications;

c) visit to the famous ‘silkworms room’ and to the museum’s multimedia and interactive section;

d) visit to the section dedicated to broadcasting;

e) free visit to the park and to Marconi’s mausoleum.

When booking your visit, you can also ask for additional technical explanations and demonstrations based on the use of historical equipment, such as that belonging to the military section, including radiotelegraphic devices of WWI and WWII.

As far as schools are concerned, tours are recommended from grade 5 and several levels of presentation are offered, depending on the grade and type of school.

In addition to the Marconi Museum and the Fondazione G. Marconi, Villa Griffone also houses a Radio Communication research centre where researchers from the University of Bologna (Department of Electronics, Computer Science and Systems Theory - DEIS) and from the Ugo Bordoni Foundation have their offices. Partly for this reason Villa Griffone has neither refreshment areas nor facilities for visitors.

Getting to the museum: Villa Griffone is located in Pontecchio Marconi, about 15 km from Bologna, along SS 64 “Porrettana”. The closest motorway exits are A1 Bologna-Casalecchio and A1 Sasso Marconi. A bus is also available (blue line, no. 92), which leaves the Bologna bus terminal every half hour. Marconi Museum - Guglielmo Marconi Foundation - Villa Griffone - Via Celestini 1 - 40037 Pontecchio Marconi (Bologna) Tel. 051846121 - Fax 051846951 - E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it