Galleria comunale d'arte
First civic museum in Sardinia, in the Giardini Pubblici in Cagliari: modern and contemporary art with the Ingrao Collection and Futurist works.
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About the museum
The Galleria Comunale d'Arte occupies a building with a neoclassical façade from 1828, designed by Carlo Boyl di Putifigari, which stands on the site of the former Savoyard gunpowder magazine in the Giardini Pubblici. In the early 1930s the structure was adapted into an art gallery to a design by Ubaldo Badas, and it opened in 1933 as the first civic museum in Sardinia.
The best-known core of the collections is the Ingrao Collection, which includes works by Umberto Boccioni (31 paintings and drawings), Giacomo Balla, Mario Sironi, Fortunato Depero, Gino Severini, Filippo De Pisis, Carlo Carrà, Ottone Rosai and Mario Mafai. The route also includes a room dedicated to Giorgio Morandi, one with more than forty works by Mino Maccari and one dedicated to Francesco Ciusa.
Sculptures are placed in the outdoor spaces, including the Dormienti by Mimmo Paladino (2011). The Biblioteca dell'Arte, with free admission, is also housed in the building.
Highlights
- Ingrao Collection with Boccioni, Balla, Sironi, Depero, Severini and Carrà
- Room dedicated to Giorgio Morandi
- More than forty works by Mino Maccari
- Room dedicated to Francesco Ciusa
- Dormienti by Mimmo Paladino in the garden
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione permanente: Collezione Ingrao e arte del Novecento – Works by Boccioni, Balla, Sironi, Depero, Severini, De Pisis, Carrà, Rosai and Mafai, with rooms dedicated to Morandi, Maccari and Ciusa.
- Founded
- 1933
- Operated by
- Musei Civici di Cagliari
- Visitors per year
- approx. 11,252
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €3Students up to 26 years, adults over 65, school groups, groups of more than 15 people and certain categories of university and academic teaching staff. |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 6 · Free admission up to 6 years. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and one companion. |
| Guided tour (supplement) | €3In addition to the admission ticket. |
| Single ticket for the Musei Civici | €12Reduced €6; valid for two weeks, excludes temporary exhibitions. |
Admission is also free for tourist guides, journalists, serving teachers and ICOM members.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- 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
The website mentions a project to improve physical, cognitive and sensory accessibility; it does not give details of the services currently available.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Booking is required for unscheduled guided tours, for groups of 10 to 25 people and for school groups. A virtual tour of the ground floor and first floor is available online. The Biblioteca dell'Arte (free admission, while places last) keeps its own hours: Tuesday and Friday 10:00–14:00, Wednesday and Thursday 10:00–18:00. |
