Museums in Piacenza
MUSEI CIVICI (civic museums), PALAZZO FARNESE The museums of archaeology, medieval art, carriages; the Pinacoteca (art gallery, including the Tondo by Botticelli), the Museo civico, the State archives, the ducal apartments with an interesting cycle of paintings (the fasti farnesiani or the splendour of the Farnese) are all housed in the palace of Ottavio Farnese and Margaret of Austria.
COLLEGIO ALBERONI
The College has housed a rich treasure of historical exhibits and works of art since 1733. Its picture gallery contains a superb Ecce Homo by Antonello da Messina; beside a collection of precious Flemish tapestries, it also has a science museum and an observatory.
Via Emilia Parmense, 77 Tel. +39 0523 613 342MUSEO CIVICO DI STORIA NATURALE (natural history museum)
Currently housed in 15th-century Palazzo Scotti da Fombio (but it will be moved to the former public slaughterhouse, a 19th-century building), the museum has spectacular zoological, geological, botanical and palaeontological collections containing several exhibits of great scientific value.
Via Taverna, 37 Tel. +39 0523 334 980This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - http://musnat.pc.it
MUSEO D’ARTE CONTEMPORANEA MIM (museum in motion)
Housed in the charming attic of the 15th-century castle of San Pietro, one of the most beautiful manors around Piacenza, this superb collection contains over 300 works by the world’s greatest contemporary artists – an overview of the artistic trends from WWII to the present. The definition "Museum in motion" means that paintings, sculptures, graphic works and photographs are rotated regularly.
Castello di S.Pietro
Via Roma, 19 S. Pietro in Cerro Tel. +39 0523 983 711This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it - www.mimonline.it
MUSEO GEOLOGICO (geological museum) "GIUSEPPE CORTESI" CASTELL’ARQUATO
The palaeontological collection of this small museum, containing exhibits that have emerged from the ancient sea sediment of the area surrounding Castell’Arquato, is displayed in a conceptually coherent way, in order to make it easier for schoolchildren to understand the history of local geology.
Via Sforza Caolzio c/o Ospedale Santo Spirito Castell’Arquato Tel. +39 0523 804 266MUSEO DELLA CITTA’ (town museum) BOBBIO
Housed in the former refectory and lavabo of the monastery of San Colombano, this museum is a didactic introduction to the other museums and monuments of the town.
Centro Culturale Comunale Bobbio Tel. +39 0523 962 804
