Museo Casa Rusca

Om museet

Casa Rusca is a typical 18th-century grand town house on Piazza Sant'Antonio in Locarno. Behind the façade with its elegant balcony and tall windows lies a quiet, regular courtyard enclosed by loggias on three levels. After a careful, largely conservative restoration in the 1980s, the building became the municipal Pinacoteca, today's Museo Casa Rusca, and opened in 1987.

Since then the house has regularly shown temporary exhibitions by international and Swiss artists; between exhibitions it is closed to the public. The museum also includes the underground exhibition space “La Sinopia”, which hosts exhibitions of various kinds. The courtyard is connected to the garden and is included in the tour as an open-air exhibition area; on the upper floors the route leads through the rooms along the loggias.

The art collection of the city of Locarno, with around 4,500 works the largest in the canton, has been mostly on display in the Museo Casorella since 2019. It includes the donation of Jean and Marguerite Arp, the estate of Nesto Jacometti and the estate of Filippo Franzoni. Casa Rusca, Casorella and the Castello Visconteo together form the Municipal Museums of Locarno, with a shared combined ticket and event space rental.

Højdepunkter

• Changing exhibitions of modern and contemporary art
• 18th-century mansion with courtyard, loggias and garden
• Basement space “La Sinopia”
• Combined ticket with Museo Casorella and Castello Visconteo
• Educational programmes for schools and families

Grundlagt

1987

Ejer

Città di Locarno – Servizi culturali, Musei civici

Entrépriser & rabatter

Free admission with the Raiffeisen card, Museum Pass, ICOM/AMS, VKKS, Visarte and for members of the Amici di Casa Rusca association. Reduced admission with the Locarno residents' card, the my Ascona-Locarno app, the Ticino Ticket, the Cultural Pass Ascona-Locarno, the Pedibus Ticino and the Tipsweek pass; discounts cannot be combined.

Tilgængelighed

• Delvis kørestolsvenlig
• Elevator
• Handicaptoilet: ingen oplysninger
• Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
• Servicehunde tilladt: ingen oplysninger
• Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
• Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
• Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger

The museum spans four floors; the ground floor and the first and second floors are accessible by lift and mobile ramp, while the “La Sinopia” space in the basement is not accessible. The museum asks for advance notice by telephone (at least 4 days beforehand) at +41 91 756 31 85 or servizi.culturali@locarno.ch.

Børn og familie

Velegnet til børn og familier

• Familieomvisninger & workshops

The museum offers educational programmes for children and young people from primary school to upper secondary level, as well as birthday offers from the Municipal Museums; young people up to 18 have free admission.

Transport & parkering

Service & spisesteder

• Museumsbutik

Bookshop with catalogues and museum items (also online).

Arrangementer & udlejning

• Lokaler til leje
• Private fester
• Firmaarrangementer

The garden and courtyard of Casa Rusca can be rented (outside opening hours, Tuesday to Sunday) together with the spaces of the other Municipal Museums of Locarno; no in-house catering service. Guided tours and team-building activities are available on request; enquiries via the form or at +41 91 756 31 85.

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