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MUSEUMS
IN BOLOGNA
Museo Giorgio Morandi:
is located in the interior of the huge complex of the Communal
Building (also known as the Public Building or Accursio Building),
on the West side of Piazza Maggiore. The primitive nuclei
of the Palazzo date back to 1336. The entrance to the Morandi
Museum is via the Farnese room. The museum was initiated in
October 1993 thanks to the donation of a good 214 works (paintings,
engravings, watercolours and designs) on the wishes of the
sister of the great 20th Century artist. The entire artistic
career of Morandi is illustrated as well as the reconstruction
of his atelier with original furnishings and objects.
Collezioni Comunali d’Arte (Communal Art Collections):
are also located in the interior of the Communal Building
Complex, in the halls which were first connected to the Papacy
and then to the Prefecture. Some of the rooms still conserve
frescoes and original decorations from the 16th Century. The
works contained therein spread across Gothic art – painted
crosses and tablets – to that of the Renaissance –
Tintoretto and Signorelli – until the end of the 17th
Century and also has examples from the 19th Century.
Museo di San Petronio:
the entrance is at the end of the left nave of the enormous
Gothic Cathedral. The museum is set out in two halls. The
collection contains the designs and projects for the completion
of the façade, including those of Peruzzi, Vignola
and Palladio. There are also some wooden models on view of
projects for completion of the church itself.
Museo Civico Archeologico (Civic Archaeological Museum):
is one of the most prestigious City institutions. It’s
situated under the arcades to the left of San Petronio, in
the ex hospital building of Santa Maria della Morte. The patrimony
exhibited here is truly amazing. It was founded in 1881 with
the fusion of collections from pre-existing museums, and then
was further enriched thanks to donations, acquisitions and
legacies. It consists of an Egyptian section (the second most
important in Italy), a Greek, a Villanovan/Etruscan –
the richest and most complete museum - and a Roman section.
Museo Civico Medievale (Civic Medieval Museum):
is housed in Palazzo Fava-Ghisilardi, and was intiated in
1438, at N° 4 Via Manzoni, one of the lateral roads of
the central Via Indipendenza. It was inaugurated in 1985 at
the end of a profound reconstruction of its housing, which
incidentally revealed the medieval parts of the Palazzo. The
material exhibited ends in the Renaissance period but the
medieval section is by far the richest exhibition.
Museo di Santo Stefano:
is part of the Cathedral complex of San Stefano, which articulates
out in a series of sacred communicating buildings. The Museum
is housed in the Chapel of the Benda and in the Capitolare
Room, which can be accessed from the Benedictine Cloister.
There are priceless relics preserved here, as well as pictorial
works from the 13th-18th Century, not forgetting a series
of sacred parchments.
Galleria Civica Davia-Bargellini (Civic Gallery Davia-Bargellini):
is situated in Strada Maggiore, in front of the four gates
of Santa Maria dei Servi and occupies a 17th Century building
(Palazzo Bargellini). The re-arrangement of the museum dates
back to 1983/84. The collection consists of paintings from
the picture gallery (covering the medieval period to the 1600’s
and containing precious pieces) and objects of applied art
(with furniture up to the 1700’s).
Pinacoteca Nazionale (National Art Gallery):
the entrance is at N° 56 Via delle Belle Arte and occupies
a building which in the past, was the seat of the Jesuit noviciate
of Saint Ignatius, dating back to the 17th Century. Since
1804 it’s housed the picture gallery. The layout and
enlargement are from 1997. The collection is divided into
sections: the “primitive” section with works from
the 13th and 14th Centuries; the Late-Gothic section; the
section dedicated to Renaissance art and the 17th Century
section.
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