The museum, hosted in the House of Music - Palazzo Cusani, with objects, affiches, photos, videso, music, information technology. and instruments on display illustres four centuries of opera on stage in Parma.
Dedicated to a wide range of visitors, students as well as opera lovers and experts, the Museum is divided into four halls: two of them focusing on the development of music theatre in Parma and its protagonists and two dedicated to Giuseppe Verdi and its relationship with the town and its culture.
The museum is equipped with SeSaMoNet, a guide and navigation system that allows visually impaired people to listen to images and documents on display through a special stick with a Rfid reader given at the entrance.The museum staff can lead the visitors in guided tours, even in English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese.