The Bodoni Museum, inaugurated in 1963, is the oldest printing museum in Italy, located on the top floor of the Palatina Library in the Farnese Palace of the Pilotta. It documents the activity of the typographer Giambattista Bodoni, born in Saluzzo in 1740 and active in Parma, at the Ducal Printing House and in his own Typographic Workshop, from 1768 until his death in 1813. The Museum exhibits a rich collection of Bodoni prints, an abundant correspondence, and the valuable collection of instruments from Giambattista Bodoni’s Workshop. The exhibition is organized into six sections, useful to illustrate the life and work of the typographer, the history of the book from manuscript to the present day, the evolution of the printed page and type, the history of typography in Parma from the 15th to the 20th century. Of great interest is the section dedicated to the Bodoni workshop, which shows punches, matrices, type casting forms, and other tools that explain the development of typographic work.
The Museum offers the public a rich modern library containing prestigious works of Italian publishing, studies of graphics and editorial design, essays and monographs on Bodoni, books on the history and techniques of printing. Additionally, it promotes studies and research in the field of graphic and typographic art, and periodically organizes exhibitions, conferences, lectures, seminars, and educational visits aimed at schools of all levels.
Information about the Bodoni Museum
Piazzale della Pilotta, 3
43100 Parma (Parma)
0521220449
museobodoni@beniculturali.it
https://www.museobodoni.beniculturali.it
Monday to Saturday 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
free
Source: MIBACT
