Top Parma Museums

It’s not every day that you can see a rare Stradivarius violin. With a ticket to Cremona’s Violin Museum, you can admire a number of these instruments crafted by Antonio Stradivari in the 17th century along with other historic instruments. Learn about the history and production of violins, as well as the techniques used by Cremona’s most famous master luthier to create his legendary instruments, with an audio guide.

Ideal for time-pressed travelers, this two-for-one tour checks off two of Cremona’s most popular attractions, saving you the hassle of visiting each site individually. Learn about all things related to time and perception at the Vertical museum before taking in an array of medieval sculptures at the Baptistery, which includes a visit to the Museum of Romanesque Stones.

The Dallara Academy is an exhibition and educational center with a modern and visionary design, conceived by Giampaolo Dallara to share over 50 years of passion and expertise in the world of motorsports. Inaugurated in 2018 in Varano de' Melegari, it extends across two floors connected by a dramatic walkable glass ramp. The ground floor houses reception areas and educational workshops, while the first floor houses the 350-seat auditorium and the MUNER university area. The exhibition features legendary cars such as the Miura, IndyCars, Le Mans prototypes, Formula 3 and Formula E cars, and the Dallara Stradale. The architectural design, by Atelier(s) Alfonso Femia, is inspired by the harmonious assembly of mechanical parts and enhances the surrounding landscape with a curved glass wall. A place where innovation, education, and speed meet.

The museum of Prosciutto and cured meat products of Parma proposes a path through history which allows the visitor to re-construct the production process from pig to cured meat, the highly prized products of the art of the Parma masters.