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History
The tragedyOn Friday 27 june 1980 the DC9 Itavia, during the flight Bologna-Palermo, crashed into the sea causing the death of 81 passengers.
A special section of the museum is dedicated to the commemoration of this tragedy and documented through audio-video files which are available to the public thanks to Internet access.
Collection of the remains and set-up of the museum
On Wednesday 27th June 2007, in occasion of the 27th anniversary of the massacre, the Museo per la Memoria di Ustica was inaugurated and the remains of the plane – collected, transported and reassembled in the wide spaces of the former ATC warehouses, re-designed by the architect Gian Paolo Mazzucato – were shown to the public in the permanent installation of the artist Christian Boltanski.
The museum has been realised by Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali, Ministero della Giustizia, Regione Emilia-Romagna, Provincia di Bologna, Comune di Bologna; as will of Associazione dei Parenti delle Vittime della Strage di Ustica and with the contribution of Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Bologna.
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Permanent Installation
A proposito di UsticaThe French artist Christian Boltanski has been charged by the city of Bologna with the difficult task of creating a permanent installation with the title A proposito di Ustica (About Ustica) so as not to forget one of most discussed collective tragedies ever occurred in Italy.
Eighty-one sighs, whispers, faces
Boltanski reminds the 81 victims of the massacre through the same number of lights on the ceiling of the museum, which are switched on and off according to the breath pace. 81 black mirrors are put around the reconstructed plane and reflect the image of the people walking on the gallery and behind every mirror 81 loudspeakers transmit whispered sentences that point out the casualty and the ineluctability of the tragedy.
Personal belongings
Around the remains of the DC9 there are some big crates covered by black cloths containing tens of personal objects belonged to the victims.
Video
A video projection collects videos and testimonies released by press agencies and TV news starting from the day of the tragedy up to the construction of the museum. Furthermore, some IT positions allow visitors to deepen, through the vision of audio-video documentations, the understanding of one of the great mysteries of our history.
Opening hours
Thursday and Friday: 9.30 am - 1.30 pmSaturday and Sunday: 10 am - 6.30 pm
During the Christmas holidays 2024-2025, from 8 December 2024 to 6 January 2025, the museum will be open exceptionally with the following opening times:
Sunday 8 December (Immaculate Conception): h 10 am. - 7 pm.
Tuesday 24 December: h 10 am - 2 pm
Wednesday 25 December (Christmas): closed
Thursday, 26 December (Boxing Day): 10 am - 7 pm.
Tuesday, 31 December: h 10 am - 2 pm
Wednesday 1 January (New Year's Day): h 11 am - 7 pm
Monday 6 January (Epiphany): h 10 am - 7 pm
On the remaining days, the museum will observe its usual opening hours.
Admission to the museum is always free
Free entrance. In order to avoid queues and long waits, we strongly recommend that you buy your ticket (always free) online.How to get here
By plane > from Marconi airport take the BLQ shuttle bus to the Central Railway Station. Follow the instructions from the section "By train".By train > from the Central Railway Station follow the instructions in the section "By bus".
By bus > take bus 25 or 21 from the Central Railway Station and get off at the stop Piazza dell’Unità. Then on foot turn right via Mazza, and take the first street on your left (via Saliceto).
Take bus 27 from Piazza XX settembre (next to the Central Railway Station) and get off at the stop Cà dei Fiori. Go ahead on foot in via Corticella (4’minutes) and take the first street on the right (via Magenta), walk until the crossing with via Saliceto.
By car > Autostrade A1 – A14 - A13
Take the Bologna ring road (tangenziale) and exit at the junction n°7 (via Stalingrado). Take via Stalingrado (direction Bologna). Turn right in via della Liberazione, then again right in via Saliceto.
Info
Museo per la Memoria di UsticaVia di Saliceto 3/22, Bologna
Ph. +39051377680
www.museibologna/ustica