Due to the set up of the exhibition Rubens at Palazzo Te. Painting, Transformation and Freedom, which will open to the public on 7 October, the visitor route is temporarily modified and restricted. The entrance fee will be reduced until the works are completed. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Opening hours
Daylight saving time (April – October)
Monday: 9 am – 7.30 pm
Tuesday: closed
Wednesday to Sunday: 9 am – 7.30 pm
Standard time (2 November – 25 March)
Monday: 9 am – 6.30 pm
Tuesday: closed
Wednesday to Sunday: 9 am – 6.30 pm
Last entry one hour before closing time.
Evening openings until 10 pm, guided tour of the exhibition at 9 pm:
Saturday 28/10: Palazzo Te and MACA
Saturday 18/11: Palazzo Te
Saturday 16/12: Palazzo Te
Closed 25 December, open on other holidays.
Palazzo Te ticket also allows admission to the MACA Museum and the Tempio Leon Battista Alberti, is valid for one admission to each venue within three months of purchase and can be acquired at both the Palazzo Te and MACA Museum ticket offices.
No food or drink may be consumed inside the rooms. Smoking is also forbidden in the entire Palace area, including the gardens.
Access with animals: Leashed animals are not allowed, with the exception of guide dogs for visitors with visual impairments. It is however possible to enter the halls with small animals if they are carried in their own carriers.
Ticket Office +39 0376 367087 | biglietteriemusei@comune.mantova.it
Individual and Group Reservations
Purchasing tickets in advance is not compulsory, but strongly recommended on weekends and holidays and for big groups to reduce waiting times. It is possible to buy tickets with an hourly reservation online at this link or by calling the following numbers:
Calling from Italy: 800 714049 | Calling from abroad: + 39 041 2719013
From Monday to Friday: 8.30 am – 7.00 pm
Saturday: 8.30 am – 2.00 pm
It is necessary to inform of the presence of children under the age of 11, who benefit from free admission.
Holders of Supercard Cultura, Mantova e Sabbioneta Card, Abbonamento Musei Lombardia – Valle d’Aosta who wish to visit at weekends can book by calling +39 0376 367087.
Amenities
App
Download the Palazzo Te app and be inspired by Giulio Romano’s work and discover, get to know and stay connected with Palazzo Te. Let the app accompany you on your visit, choosing the thematic itinerary you prefer, through the interactive map divided into 27 rooms including loggias, rooms and gardens.
Download the app on Google Play and App Store:
Audioguide
Audio guides are available for €5 in Italian, English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese and are free of charge for blind and visually impaired visitors.
Guided tours
During the weekend and public holidays a guided tour service is available in four time slots:
10.15 am / 11.15 am / 2.15 pm / 3.15 pm.
A licensed tour guide will be available to accompany up to 20 visitors on the tour of Palazzo Te, MACA Museum and Tempio Leon Battista Alberti for a duration of about two hours. The guide’s departure is guaranteed only when there are at least 4 participants.
- Free of charge for visitors up to 11 years of age, whose presence must be notified.
- € 9 for visitors aged 12 and over, in addition to the entrance fee.
The service can be purchased at the ticket office on the same day together with the entrance ticket, subject to availability, or by calling the following numbers (€ 1 advance sale fee):
Calling from Italy: 800 714049 | Calling from abroad: + 39 041 2719013
Monday to Friday: 8.30 am – 7 pm
Saturday: 8.30 am – 2 pm
The Museum has a specialized library that is open to the public at the following times:
Monday: 9.00 am -1.00 pm | 2.30 – 5.30 pm
from Wednesday to Friday: 9.00 am – 1.00 pm
Antonella Cancellara
+ 39 0376 338791
bibliotecamuseale@comune.mantova.it
The library service is free.
The home loan is individual and is obtained by providing the library staff with a valid identity document. The registration card that is issued can also be used at the Teresiana Library and the Baratta Library and must be kept and presented when requested.
Citizens resident or domiciled in the Province of Mantua and students enrolled at the University of Mantua are eligible for loans.
The loan has a duration of 30 days, with the possibility, also upon telephone request, of renewal for 15 days, if the book has not been booked by others in the meantime. A maximum of 10 volumes can be borrowed at the same time and must be returned without being underlined or damaged in any way.
Periodicals, repertoires and some other works are excluded from the loan.
The library can provide an interlibrary loan service. It is possible to carry out bibliographic searches online by consulting the OPAC of the Municipal Library of Mantua.
Additional Info
Find your way among the halls, rooms and gardens of Palazzo Te
- Entrance
- Ticket office
- Hall of the Horses
- Chamber of Cupid and Psyche
- Loggia of David
- Chamber of the Giants
- Bookshop
- Toilets
- Secret Garden
- Educational area
- Exit
- Spazio Te
- Spazio Te Bar
WALKING Palazzo Te can be easily reached from the city center in 15 minutes.
BUS
From Piazza Sordello (A) you can take lines: 4T / 4S / 4C / Servizio Navetta Te.
From the railway station (B) you can take lines: 8 / 4C / 4S / 4T.
Palazzo Te is connected to the city center by free shuttle service Navetta Te, with departures every 15 minutes:
Monday to Friday 7.00 am – 9.00 pm
Saturday and Sunday 9.00 am – 9.00 pm
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BICYCLE Palazzo Te can be easily reached from the city center in 10 minutes.
Consult here the map of cycle paths | Bikesharing Ridemovi
CAR A22 Modena – Brennero motorway, exit: Mantova Sud or Mantova Nord.
Visitors can leave the vehicle in the free parking lots in Piazzale Montelungo and in Viale Montello (look the map).
TRAIN Mantova stop, piazzale Don E. Leoni
TAXI +39 0376 368844 | radiotaximantova.it
PLANE Verona Airport aeroportoverona.it
MACA Mantua Ancient Collections and Tempio Leon Battista Alberti
Located on the road axis connecting Palazzo Ducale to Palazzo Te, the new MACA and Leon Battista Alberti Temple museum complex presents an exhibition itinerary dedicated to four central personalities in Mantua’s identity: Francesco II, Vespasiano Gonzaga, Giuseppe Acerbi and Ugo Sissa, and the Temple, which is the first building constructed in Mantua by the architect.
MuMM Museums Office Municipality of Mantua
MuMM is the internal museum structure of the Culture sector of the Municipality of Mantua.
Catalogue of works Cultural Heritage Information System of the Lombardy Region
Network of Museums and Ecomuseums – Lombardy Region
