Admission to MUSA - Museo della Salumeria (charcuterie museum)

Admission to MUSA - Museo della Salumeria (charcuterie museum)

The Museo della Salumeria is Italy’s first museum dedicated to the craft of preparing charcuterie and cured meats (“salumi” in Italian). It is located in the historic headquarters of Villani Salumi, the oldest salumiera in Emilia-Romagna and one of the oldest in Italy.
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Take a guided tour of MuSa, the Villani Museo della Salumeria in Castelnuovo Rangone.

  • MuSa offers visitors a unique opportunity to experience the flavors and artisanal genius that have always made Italian tables special.
  • In the halls of MuSa, a ten-station multimedia and multisensory tour introduces visitors to the techniques of making salumi and to a history rich in fact and fable. Discover what makes the museum and the Modena area so fascinating.
  • At the end of your visit, enjoy a tasting of the finest quality Villani salumi on the museum’s terrace. You’ll taste PDO (protected designation of origin) Prosciutto di Parma, aged twenty-four months; tender, Italian Cinquefiori Maxi high-quality cooked prosciutto; savory Il Gentile salami; and fragrant PGI (protected geographical indication) Bologna La Santo mortadella, accompanied by a glass of local lambrusco wine. The tour and tasting will give you an authentic Emilian experience.

Average length of visit: 45 minutes.

For group visits, visits by schools and organizations, or to hold your event in the MuSa reception hall, please contact the Museo della Salumeria directly at info@museumdellasalumeria.it.

Opening times:

Visits to the Charcuterie Museum (MuSa) will be on a reservation basis only on the following days and times:

  • Thursday, Friday and Sunday at 12.00 and 4.00 pm
  • Sunday at 12:00

Reservation is mandatory.

Closing days
Musa is closed on the following holidays: December 8th, 24th, 25th, 26th and 31st.

Tickets and admission

  • Entrance fee: € 10,00 includes the guided tour and tasting.
  • Free entrance up to 10 years old.

From 9th of January:

  • Full price ticket tour in English and tasting: € 15,00
  • Reduced Fee: adults over 65, attendant supporting a person with disabilities and children from 11 to 17 years: €10,00
  • Free: children up to 10 years, persons with disabilities

Each access to MuSa entitles you to a 20% discount on purchases at the Bottega Villani located alongside the museum. For more information click here