National Museum of Ravenna
On Gingerguide's self-guided Ravenna audio tour, National Museum of Ravenna is a stop worth about ~75 min. Stand in front of it, press play for a short narrated story, and put any follow-up question to the built-in AI guide.
- Type museum
- Suggested visit ~75 min
- Ravenna Ravenna guide
About National Museum of Ravenna
The National Museum of Ravenna, in the old Benedictine monastery beside San Vitale, with Roman and early Christian stones, ivories, icons and medieval frescoes around two cloisters.
The collection began in the eighteenth century with the antiquities gathered by learned monks, and it has filled the monastery of San Vitale since 1913. Its two cloisters are lined with Roman inscriptions and early Christian sarcophagi; upstairs are ivories, nearly two hundred icons and a fourteenth-century fresco cycle by Pietro da Rimini.
The museum is closed on Mondays and keeps short hours on other days. It is not part of the diocesan ticket; a separate combined ticket covers it with the Mausoleum of Theodoric and Sant'Apollinare in Classe.
Did you know? The National Museum of Ravenna began with antiquities gathered by learned monks in the eighteenth century and moved into the monastery of San Vitale in 1913.
How much time do you need at National Museum of Ravenna?
Around ~75 min works well for National Museum of Ravenna — time to look properly and listen to its story on the spot. Linger if you like; nothing on a self-guided walk is on a clock.
Should you stop at National Museum of Ravenna?
Yes — National Museum of Ravenna made the cut as one of 13 places the Gingerguide team researched and narrated across Ravenna. The story tells you why it is worth the stop, and the AI guide fills in anything you still wonder.
Nearby stops in Ravenna
Sources and further reading
Where to check the facts about National Museum of Ravenna and read more:
Day 2 of the Ravenna in 2 days itinerary →
Updated:
Hear the story of National Museum of Ravenna
Preview the Ravenna tour free in the Gingerguide app.