Theis is a huge museum full of items collected from the prehistorical time to the medieval one. The visit is a real lesson of history. However the museum is beautiful also for its architecture: visiting the different rooms and building is an experience itself. If you are in Brescia you can't miss it!
Santa Guilia was a wonderful surprise and the highlight of our stay in Brescia. It's an expansive museum, full of Italy's and Brescia's shared history and filled with wonderful artifacts and displays. We spent half-a-day in the museum and enjoyed every minute. Santa Guilia sits close to the Roman Temple and Amphitheater and is in easy walking distance of Brescia's old town-to the west-and the castle, which sits on a hill to the north. Very picturesque. Stop at the information center by the Temple to gather brochures and to personalize your visit. The attendants were very helpful.
Had a great guided visit inside the museum. Important treasure belonging to different period of time can be seen here. From Roman time to Longobards. Some to mention: beautiful Roman villas ruins, roman mosaics on the walls, the cross of the last king of the Longobards, King Desiderio and home of the king's daughter Ermengarda (which Manzoni got his inspiration for the Adelchi poem) after being disowned by Charles the Greatest. What about the magnificent "Vittoria Alata" statue dated back to III B.C. offered by August to Brixia.. and more.. I highly recommend to have a guided visit of the museum and why not also of the town..
We went because it was raining and our B&B was next to it, but we were very happy that we did! There is a lot to see and to learn!
Many travellers visit the great Italian museums in Rome, Florence, Venice, Naples, but the Museo di Santa Giulia rivals these in many aspects. While having a few works of art by great artists, the museums forte is in its historical bredth. Great mosaics, excellent religious artifacts, good Greek and Roman sculpture. All in all, an excellent museum.
Brescia has a deep and complex history. Its Roman and Longobard periods have made this a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The museum provides a beautiful setting to see the artifacts and arts of these two civilizations and MUCH more. It is a must do for those travelling in northern Italy.
A must if visiting the cityThe only negative I have is the the map of the layout bit confusingNearly missed seeing half the exhibitions
Plan enough time, this is a large sprawling museum which is in the historical center. Very educational access to Roman ruins. you can see cle4arly see how the ancients lived. Also there are too numerous to mention artifacts from the Roman and subsequent periods, as well as a still intact medieval Christian monastery with frescoes, etc. in their original positions within the museum. And there is a Roman amphi-theater outside.
We didn't go in, being put of with a price of 10 euros per person. You can get into some of the best museums in capital cities for less than this.
Here you are with a world heritage site; its magical with so much history oozing out of every stone and it just falls flat. The delivery of the experience is 'cold' and left us that way. Obviously a lot of money has been spent on it, but it left us cold and the staff, were hot, but not from interacting with the few visitors that were there. Like all the signs that told us to keep out, it did nothing for us This could be superb - but 'cold' it left us - even with all the money and the history that it has.