Sasso Marconi
Guglielmo Marconi's museum and mausoleum are located in Villa Griffone, managed by the Guglielmo Marconi Foundation, which was established in 1938.
Villa Griffone is the place where the Marconi perfected the wireless telegraphy system that he later spread throughout the world.
The Marconi Museum, dedicated to the birth and development of radio communications, is based at Villa Griffone, the residence of Guglielmo Marconi's family. The museum houses a series of accurately reconstructed scientific apparatuses from the 1800s that are still working, placed in different "exhibition islands" dedicated to some milestones in the history of electricity, the precursors to the history of radio, and the applications on the sea of Marconi's invention.
Also illustrated during the tour are some fundamental developments in radio communications in the 20th century, particularly the transition from radiotelegraphy to radiophony and broadcasting.
The exhibition includes interesting documents on Marconi's education (displayed in the famous "worm room") and to his activities as an entrepreneur in the Company he founded and which still bears his name.
The Marconi Mausoleum is the culmination of the events following Marconi's death (July 20, 1937): first the solemn state funeral in Rome, accompanied by a one/two minute silence of the airwaves by all broadcasters around the world, in honor of the inventor; In 1938, the practice of state acquisition of Villa Griffone and the "Marconi" header to the municipality of Sasso Bolognese was initiated; and finally the transfer of the body from Certosa Cemetery (Bologna) to the newly built mausoleum.
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Villa Griffone. Marconi Museum and Mausoleum
Via Celestini 1
40037 Sasso Marconi
Telephone: +39 051846121
Email: info@fgm.it
Site/minisite/other: https://fondazioneguglielmomarconi.it/
Interests
- Art & Culture
Timetables
The Marconi Museum is open as follows:
by reservation only, at least 48 hours in advance, and upon reaching a minimum number of participants in groups of up to 90 people
the reservation request must be sent to info@fgm.it indicating: day and time requested, number of people, contact name and telephone number.
You will be contacted for confirmation or for an appointment on a different day or time.
