• Art & Culture

The Battle of Pavia, February 24, 1525: the times, the places, the men

Multimedia exhibition

When
From 15/02/2025
to 15/01/2026
Where
Castello Visconteo
Viale XI Febbraio, 35, Pavia
Contacts

The exhibition combines the content panels with an immersive experience that goes beyond the limits of traditional exhibitions, allowing you to approach the past in a completely new and engaging way.

The project uses technology and storytelling to make the visit experience exciting and promote not only the understanding of information about the event, but also the identification of the visitor with the narration, using emotional engagement for the transmission of content.


Opening hours

OPENING HOURS

Monday to Thursday: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (closed on Tuesday)
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and public holidays: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM

The ticket office closes one hour before the exhibition closing time.

The exhibition will also be closed on August 15 and on December 24, 25, and 26.

TICKETS

Full price: €10.00

Reduced: €5.00
For visitors over 65, students (with valid ID), school groups, youths aged 15–17, and members of “Amici dei Musei e Monumenti Pavesi.”

Family ticket (two adults + children up to 14 years old): €15.00

Free admission:

  • Licensed tour guides and journalists on duty (with valid professional ID)

  • Visitors with disabilities + one companion

  • Children up to 14 years old

  • ICOM members

  • Officials of the Ministry of Culture (MIC)

  • Holders of the “Abbonamento Musei Lombardia Milano” pass

Use of VR headsets is not recommended for children under 12 years old.

Visitors presenting the admission ticket of the Multimedia Exhibition at the ticket office are entitled to a discount for the Tapestry Exhibition. Valid for purchases made up to the day before the opening of the Tapestry Exhibition.

HOW TO GET THERE

Castello Visconteo di Pavia – Musei Civici – Viale XI Febbraio, 35

By car:
Possibility of parking in the surroundings of the Castle

Bus Autoguidovie:
Urban Lines 1,2,3,6,7,8,10,23 – stop CASTELLO (Civic Museums)
For info and timetables HERE


Attachments

Scarica la locandina
Take me here: The Battle of Pavia, February 24, 1525: the times, the places, the men

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