MAR – Museo d'Arte della città di Ravenna

About the museum

The oldest core of the collections derives from the collecting of the Camaldolese monks of Classe, in particular Pietro Canneti. When the religious orders were suppressed, their holdings passed to the municipality, which founded the Museo Classense in 1804. In 1969 it was decided to give Ravenna an art museum: the works on the Loggetta Lombardesca were completed in 1972, and the following year the Galleria dell'Accademia took the name Pinacoteca Comunale. In 2002 the Pinacoteca became the “Museo d’Arte della città di Ravenna”, an institution of the municipality.

The seat is the former abbey of Santa Maria in Porto, whose cloister dates from the early 16th century. Its best-known feature is the Loggetta Lombardesca, with five arches, the work of craftsmen from Lombardy and Campione led by Tullio Lombardo. The exhibition space covers about 2,000 square metres.

The picture gallery holds more than 300 paintings and sculptures from the 14th to the 20th century, with a core of 16th-century works from Romagna and the Veneto. Its symbol is the funerary slab of Guidarello Guidarelli, made by Tullio Lombardo in 1525. The collection of contemporary mosaics comprises around ninety works, beginning with the mosaics created for the 1959 exhibition with artists such as Chagall, Guttuso and Vedova. In 2026 the Galleria Paolo Roversi was inaugurated, with photographs donated by the photographer to his native city.

Highlights

• Funerary slab of Guidarello Guidarelli by Tullio Lombardo (1525)
• Picture gallery with more than 300 works from the 14th to the 20th century
• Collection of contemporary mosaics with works by Chagall, Guttuso and Vedova
• Galleria Paolo Roversi
• Loggetta Lombardesca and 16th-century cloister

Permanent exhibitions

• Collezione antica – Pinacoteca – More than 300 paintings and sculptures from the 14th to the 20th century, including the funerary slab of Guidarello Guidarelli.
• Mosaici contemporanei – Around ninety works, from the core of the 1959 exhibition to the most recent acquisitions, with tactile routes.
• Galleria Paolo Roversi – Permanent space dedicated to the photographs donated by the photographer Paolo Roversi to his native city.

Operated by

Comune di Ravenna (Istituzione MAR)

Visitors per year

approx. 16,901 (2022)

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Free admission for under-26s every Wednesday; also free for over-80s, holders of ICOM and AIMC cards, and teachers accompanying school groups.

The ticket covers the permanent collections and the temporary exhibition on show. The MAR Card (valid for one year) gives unlimited access to the permanent collections and reductions on exhibitions, with reduced admission to the Museo Classis Ravenna (€5) and the Domus dei Tappeti di Pietra (€4).

Accessibility

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

All floors are accessible: a lift (floors 0–2) and two ramps (cloister–gardens). The narrowest passage measures 90 cm. A wheelchair can be requested at the ticket office. Tactile maps and aids, and multimedia guides in LIS, are available in the MIX app; EnChroma glasses for colour-blind visitors are available free of charge at the ticket office. Assistance dogs are always admitted; other animals only if small, carried in arms or in a carrier.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum offers children's ateliers, parent-and-child workshops and educational routes for schools.

Getting there & parking

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

MAR Art Caffè (10% discount for MAR Card holders) and the Museum Shop.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

The museum offers spaces for venues and events (“Location ed eventi” page of the website).

Plan your visit