FAQs

Yes. The Archimedes and Leonardo Museum asks all visitors to behave respectfully towards others, the museum spaces and the models on display. The conditions for entry and conduct during the visit are set out in the museum regulations, available on the website and at the Museum.

Read the Museum Regulations ➜

The following admission rates apply:

Full price: €8.00

Reduced price: €6.50

Discounted rates are available for residents:
Full price: €6.50
Reduced price: €5.50

Free admission:
• Visitors with mobility disabilities who use a wheelchair.
• Licensed tour guides from Italy and abroad who, in the course of their professional activity, accompany groups to the Archimedes and Leonardo Museum are entitled to free admission regardless of the geographical scope of their licence.

All eligibility for free admission will be verified by Museum staff.

No. No reservation is required for a standard visit: tickets can be purchased directly at the Museum reception area.

For information or assistance regarding your visit, the Museum office is available every day, from 11:00 to 18:30, at 0931 1855824 and 388 1565746.

Tickets and Opening Hours ➜

A visit to the Archimedes and Leonardo Museum in Syracuse takes an average of around 45 minutes. The duration may vary depending on each visitor’s pace and how much time they choose to spend exploring the content along the way.

Yes. The Museum offers a multilingual digital tour, included in the admission ticket, designed to guide visitors through the museum at their own pace.
The tour is available in Italian, English, French, Spanish and German, and includes audio content and subtitles.

For the best listening experience, we recommend using earphones and keeping the volume at a moderate level.

Yes. The Archimedes and Leonardo Museum in Syracuse is accessible to wheelchair users.
An access ramp is available to facilitate entry, and the museum route is wheelchair accessible. An accessible toilet is also available for visitors with mobility disabilities.

Access to the Museum is through the spacious entrance hall of the historic building that houses it. The hall comes before the ticket desk and the museum route itself, and serves as the visitor reception area.

How to Reach Us ➜

To ensure an orderly visit and the proper use of the museum spaces, admission is managed progressively.

It may therefore be necessary to wait a few minutes in the entrance hall before accessing the ticket office and beginning your visit. While waiting, visitors are strongly advised to connect to the museum’s Wi-Fi network.

Using the login details displayed in the entrance hall, visitors can connect in advance and prepare their device to use the multilingual digital tour included in the museum visit.

When necessary, this short wait is part of the admission process and helps ensure a better-quality experience inside the museum.

School visits to the Archimede and Leonardo Museum in Syracuse are available exclusively by reservation. The cost is determined according to the type of route requested, the number of participants, and the specific needs of the group.

To receive a quote or request a booking, please write to tourmuseoarchimede@gmail.com

When you send the email you will need to include the following information:

• the number of participants and the school type or grade level
• the number of accompanying teachers
• the possible presence of students with disabilities
• the number of support teachers
  
• a preferred date and approximate time
• the telephone number of the school contact person

This information allows us to check availability and organise the visit appropriately.

Private visits to the Archimede and Leonardo Museum in Syracuse are available exclusively by reservation. The cost is determined according to the type of visit requested, the number of participants, and the specific needs of the group.

To receive a quote or request a booking, please write to tourmuseoarchimede@gmail.com

When you send the email you will need to include the following information:

• the number of participants
• the preferred date and approximate time of the visit
• any specific requirements
  
• a contact telephone number
  

This information allows us to check availability and organise the visit appropriately.

Yes. The Archimedes and Leonardo Museum of Syracuse also welcomes families with children through a scientific and interactive route designed as a high-quality shared experience.

The visit follows Learning by Understanding — the educational method of the Archimedes and Leonardo Museum of Syracuse, based on the principle that practical experience acquires full educational value when it is preceded and accompanied by observation, understanding, mediation and sharing.

Children and younger visitors are guided in observing and understanding the models, while interaction with the exhibits takes place through the mediation of accompanying adults and according to the museum’s guidelines.

The visit is not conceived as a recreational activity or as simple entertainment: parents and accompanying adults actively participate in the route, helping children observe the models, read the content and understand how they work.

No. Interactivity at the Archimedes and Leonardo Museum is aimed at understanding scientific and mechanical principles, not at simply using the models. During the visit, accompanying adults therefore guide the experience, following the instructions provided along the route and those given by the museum staff.

Learning does not come from the simple act of touching or operating a model: practical experience acquires value when it is transformed into understanding.

Parents and accompanying adults play an active role in the museum experience. They are not simply accompanying visitors, but become true mediators of discovery, helping younger visitors observe, read, ask questions and understand what they encounter along the route.

They are supported by the information panels placed next to each model, with different levels of interpretation, and by the multilingual digital tour of the Archimedes and Leonardo Museum, which allows visitors to explore the content in greater depth during the visit.

In this way, the visit can become a moment of learning and quality time shared between adults and younger visitors.

No, except in a few specific cases. Taking photos or videos inside the Archimede and Leonardo Museum in Syracuse is not allowed, in order to protect visitors’ privacy and ensure an orderly and respectful experience throughout the route.

It is, however, possible to take photographs in Leonardo’s Mirror Room, also intended as a space to keep a memory of the visit, and in front of the Syrakosia model.

The models displayed along the museum route may not be used directly by children. Interaction with the models must follow the instructions provided by the museum and the gallery staff.

Yes. The shop of the Archimede and Leonardo Museum in Syracuse is located within the reception area and can also be accessed without purchasing an admission ticket to the museum.

Yes. The museum is equipped with air conditioning and a heating system.

Yes. The Archimede and Leonardo Museum in Syracuse also welcomes dogs. For large dogs, the use of a muzzle is required.

Yes. The Archimedes and Leonardo Museum in Syracuse provides visitors with well-maintained and fully equipped restroom facilities, including the main amenities and a baby changing station.

The museum directly manages the routine care and maintenance of these facilities, with the aim of keeping them in the best possible condition for visitors.

Access to the restrooms may, however, be temporarily suspended in the event of technical problems or circumstances beyond the museum’s control, such as interruptions to the water or electricity supply, unexpected faults, or other situations that prevent the facilities from being used safely and appropriately.

In such cases, the service will be made available again as soon as the necessary conditions have been restored.