The itineraries of MOSAICO DI NOTTE are back again this year to liven up the streets of Ravenna, where the most beautiful monuments of the city have been opened in the summer evenings to tourists and art lovers alike for more than 20 years.
From 1st July to 5th September, a series of guided tours will take you to the discovery of some of the most charming places of the city and the thousand-year-old masterpieces that they preserve.
A rich calendar of extraordinary evening openings will offer visitors the possibility to admire the wonders of some of the monuments of the city in a unique and suggesting atmosphere.
Event organized by the Municipality of Ravenna thanks to the precious collaboration of Opera di Religione della Diocesi Ravenna-Cervia, MIC – Ministero della Cultura – Musei nazionali di Ravenna, Fondazione RavennAntica, Istituzione Biblioteca Classense, Istituzione MAR – Museo d’Arte della Città di Ravenna, Musei Byron e del Risorgimento – Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio Ravenna.
TUESDAY ITINERARY
1st and 15th July, 5th and 19th August
• DISCOVERING THE BASILICA OF SANT’APOLLINARE IN CLASSE
Meeting point: Basilica di Sant’Apollinare in Classe
Time: 8.30 pm / 10 pm
Guided tour of the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare in Classe (only in Italian).
Info and booking: www.visitravenna.it
WEDNESDAY ITINERARIES
Every Wednesday in July and August
• DISCOVERING THE ARIAN BAPTISTERY
Meeting point: Arian Baptistery – Piazzetta degli Ariani
Time: 7 pm
Guided tour of the Arian Baptistery.
Info and booking: www.visitravenna.it
Every Wednesday in July and August
• DISCOVERING BYRON AND THE ITALIAN RISORGIMENTO
Meeting point: inner courtyard of Palazzo Guiccioli
Orario: 8 pm
Guided tour of the Byron and Risorgimento Museum.
Info and booking: www.visitravenna.it
FRIDAY ITINERARY
From 4th July to 5th September, every Friday
• THE MOSAICS OF SAN VITALE, GALLA PLACIDIA AND BEYOND
Meeting point: monumental entrance of the Basilica of San Vitale – crossroads between via Argentario and via San Vitale
Time: check options while booking
Guided tour of the Basilica of San Vitale, the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia and the National Museum or the Domus of the Stone Carpets.
Info and booking: www.visitravenna.it
From 4th July to 5th September, every Friday
• CONTEMPORARY ART AND APERITIF
Meeting point: Ticket office of the MAR Museum – Via di Roma, 13
Time: 6.15
Guided tour of the permanent collection of contemporary mosaics of the MAR – Ravenna Art Museum and aperitif at Loggetta Lombardesca.
Info and booking: www.visitravenna.it
Every Friday in July
• DISCOVERING THE CLASSENSE LIBRARY
Meeting point: Tourist Information Office – Piazza San Francesco, 7
Time: 8.15 pm
Guided tour of the spaces of the Classense Library (only in Italian).
Info and booking: www.visitravenna.it
EXTRAORDINARY EVENING OPENINGS
Tuesday 1st and 15th, Sunday 20th July / Tuesday 5th and 19th August
Where: Basilica of Sant’Apollinare in Classe
Time: 7.30 pm – 11.30 pm
Last admittance 11 pm
(Sunday 20th July guided tour of the Basilica and its crypt)
Every Wednesday
Where: Arian Baptistery
Time: 6.30 pm – 10.30 pm
Last admittance 10.15 pm
Where: Byron and Risorgimento Museum
Time: until 10 pm
Every Friday
Where: Basilica of San Vitale, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Time: 9 pm – 11 pm
With regular admission ticket
MOSAICO DI NOTE…DI NOTTE
Where: Basilica of San Vitale, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Time: 9.30 pm
Curated by Conservatorio Statale Giuseppe Verdi
For more information click HERE
Friday 11th and 25th July / 8th and 22nd August / 5th September
Where: National Museum
Time: until 11.30 pm
Last admittance 11 pm
Friday 11th and 25th July / 8th and 22nd August
NOTTI TRASFIGURATE – MOSAICI DI MUSICA E POESIA
Where: National Museum
Time: 8.45 pm
Guided tour by the National Museum staff, followed by a concert in the form of a dialogue by the Ass. Angelo Mariani.
For more information click HERE
