Museo della Bilancia is a museum dedicated to weighing instruments, weights and measures in Campogalliano, in the province of Modena. Its collection and exhibition rooms trace the history of measurement, making it a focused cultural outing from Soliera.
- Location: Via Garibaldi 34/a, Campogalliano
- From Soliera: about 16 minutes by car
- Regular opening: Open Saturday and Sunday; closed Monday to Friday
- Admission: published full-price ticket is €5.00; reduced and family tickets are available
What is Museo della Bilancia about?
Museo della Bilancia tells the story of measurement through scales, weights and related materials. Its collection includes more than 6,000 objects, among them instruments, documents, prints and photographic reproductions, alongside a specialist library.
The exhibition rooms present two millennia of measurement history through more than 1,300 instruments, according to the Municipality of Campogalliano’s visitor guide. The museum opened in 1989, after the municipality began acquiring scales, weights and measures in 1983. It became the National Documentation Centre for scales in 1991 and moved to its current town-centre premises in 1997.
Campogalliano has a long connection with scale production: the town’s visitor guide dates local production to 1861 and notes that companies there still work in weighing, measurement and precision instruments. The setting gives the collection a direct link to the town’s industrial history.
How do you get to Museo della Bilancia from Soliera?
Museo della Bilancia is in Campogalliano, not Soliera, at Via Garibaldi 34/a, 41011 Campogalliano (MO), Italy. It is about a 16-minute drive from Marchi Hotel.
For a visit by car, use the museum’s street address to plan your route. The exhibition site’s telephone number is 059 527133, which can also help if you need to confirm practical details before setting out.
When is the museum open, and what do tickets cost?
Opening hours and prices can change, so check the official site before you go.
Opening hours
- Saturday and Sunday: 10:00–12:30 and 15:30–19:00
- Monday to Friday: closed
Last checked November 2026. Hours can change on holidays and for special events.
The published full-price ticket is €5.00, with reduced admission at €2.50 for eligible visitors, including children and young people aged 7–18 and university students with a student card.
A family ticket costs €5.00 for a household with minors, covering up to two adults and three minors. Admission is free for everyone on Saturday mornings and the first Sunday of each month; people arriving by bicycle also receive free admission.
Weekday visits can be requested by appointment by calling 059 527133 or emailing mostre@museodellabilancia.it. Admission does not include a guided tour, so arrange one separately if you want a guided visit.
What can you combine with a visit?
Campogalliano’s town centre has several places to add to a museum outing. The Modena tourism board names the seventeenth-century Torre dell’Orologio in Piazza Castello, Montagnole Park and Piazza della Bilancia among local sights.
If you want to make a separate stop in Carpi, Castello dei Pio and its sights offer another history-focused outing in the area.
For time outdoors, the Curiel Lakes are former gravel quarries now filled by groundwater. The resulting wetlands are home to more than 100 varieties of birds, according to the Modena tourism board.
For practical orientation around Soliera, the Soliera area guide covers the town and its surroundings.
FAQs
Why is Campogalliano associated with scales?
Scale production in the town dates to 1861, and local companies still work in weighing, measurement and precision instruments.
Does Museo della Bilancia offer guided tours with admission?
No. The museum states that admission does not include guided tours.
Where is Museo della Bilancia?
It is at Via Garibaldi 34/a, 41011 Campogalliano (MO), Italy, in the province of Modena.