Fondazione Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Museum house of the composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, seat of the Foundation, with a biographical exhibition, portraits and a library of polyphonic music.
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About the museum
The 16th-century house where the composer Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (1525–1594) was born is today the seat of the Foundation named after him, established in 1973. The three-storey building was restored by the Ministry for Cultural Heritage and handed over to the Foundation in 1994 as its seat and study centre.
On the ground floor is a permanent biographical and iconographic exhibition on the composer's life, art and publications, curated by Lino Bianchi. The first floor holds the Foundation's study material, with microfilms of Palestrina's musical sources and an analytical card index of his manuscripts with their musical incipits; one room displays portraits, including an original 16th-century work.
The second floor houses the library of the Study Centre, with about 7,000 volumes on music and musicology and a specialist section on Renaissance culture. The large hall, furnished with antique furniture, is used for seminars and lectures; the inner courtyard preserves the house's ancient well.
Highlights
- Biographical and iconographic exhibition on Palestrina
- Original 16th-century portrait
- Microfilms of musical sources and card index of the manuscripts
- Library of polyphonic music with about 7,000 volumes
- Courtyard with the ancient well
Permanent exhibition
- Mostra biografica e iconografica su Palestrina – On the ground floor a permanent exhibition tells the story of the composer's life, art and publications between 1525 and 1594.
- Operated by
- Fondazione Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
- Visitors per year
- approx. 900
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