Museo FRaC Baronissi

About the museum

The FRaC Museum (Fondo regionale d’arte contemporanea, Regional Fund for Contemporary Art) opened on 29 September 2002 in Baronissi and has been recognised as a museum of regional interest by the Campania Region since a resolution of 2010. It is a non-profit institution of the Municipality of Baronissi which collects and documents research and experimentation in contemporary art in Campania and promotes knowledge of artistic developments in the second half of the twentieth century.

The museum is housed in the former Franciscan convent of SS. Trinità, in the hamlet of Sava, entered from a courtyard at street level. The holdings include paintings, sculptures, graphic works, photographs, digital and multimedia works. Among the collections is the permanent collection dedicated to drawing, made up of the Fondo Peter Ruta, twenty-two drawings by the German artist linked to his stay in Positano in the 1950s, and a group of new acquisitions donated by contemporary Italian artists.

Alongside its collections, the museum carries out documentation work and presents exhibitions, meetings, film, theatre, video art, design and debate on architecture, with the aim of being a cultural space open to the local area.

Highlights

• Permanent collection of drawings with the Fondo Peter Ruta
• New acquisitions of drawings donated by contemporary Italian artists
• Rooms of the former Franciscan convent of SS. Trinità
• Programme of exhibitions, film, theatre and contemporary architecture

Founded

2002

Operated by

Comune di Baronissi

Visitors per year

approx. 3,000

Admission & discounts

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Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
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• Accessible restroom: no information
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• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

According to the Municipality, there are no architectural barriers and access for people with disabilities is easy.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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