Museo della Sanità e dell'Assistenza della Città di Bologna

The entrance to this museum can be reached by walking through the Santuario. The Museum exhibits tell the story of the Confraternita dei Battuti a Bologna, the founders of the Santa Maria della Vita Hospital. The exhibition includes medical equipment, dating back to the 18th Century, and various works of art. Visitors can also see the Oratory, which contains a valuable group of statues sculpted by Alfonso Lombardi in 1522 and entitled Il Transito della Vergine.