Museo Amedeo Bocchi
Monographic museum dedicated to the Parma painter Amedeo Bocchi, with around 300 works from the 20th century in the APE Parma Museo building in the centre of Parma.
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About the museum
The museum is dedicated to Amedeo Bocchi (Parma 1883 – Rome 1976), a painter active mainly in Rome, close to Liberty (Art Nouveau) and the Vienna Secession. It was founded in 1999, after the artist's heirs, Rina Cabassi and Emilia Bocchi, donated a substantial core of works to the Fondazione Monteparma. The museum was set up in some restored rooms of the former Palazzo Sanvitale. Further donations followed in 2002 and 2009.
In 2015 the museum was completely rearranged in larger spaces, to display more works, and it reopened on 8 November of that year. Since 2018 the rooms have been part of APE Parma Museo, the cultural centre of the Fondazione Monteparma in Strada Farini, which also hosts exhibitions, concerts and meetings. The route continues into the rooms dedicated to Renato Vernizzi.
The collection comprises around 300 pieces: oil paintings, pastels, watercolours, drawings, sketches and some sculptures. The display follows six chronological sections, from his years of training to the portraits of his first wife Rita, the Liberty-style masterpieces with the sketches for the Council Chamber of the Cassa di Risparmio di Parma, the drawings, the portraits of his daughter Bianca and the works of his last period, produced in the solitude of Villa Strohl-Fern in Rome.
Highlights
- Around 300 works by Amedeo Bocchi, including paintings, pastels, drawings and sculptures
- Sketches for the Council Chamber of the Cassa di Risparmio di Parma
- Portraits of his wife Rita and his daughter Bianca
- Early works, including “Torre di San Giovanni a Parma” (1898)
- Route linked to the rooms of the painter Renato Vernizzi
Permanent exhibition
- Museo Amedeo Bocchi – Six chronological sections with paintings, drawings, sketches and sculptures by the artist, from his years of training to the works of Villa Strohl-Fern.
- Founded
- 1999
- Operated by
- Fondazione Monteparma
- Visitors per year
- approx. 13,353 (2022)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €8 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €5Under 35s, over 65s and groups of at least 10 people |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Free admission for under-18s |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and their companions |
| Groups (10+ people) | €5 per personGroups of at least 10 people: reduced ticket |
The APE Parma Museo ticket includes access to the Amedeo Bocchi and Renato Vernizzi museum rooms. Free admission also for schools, tourist guides and journalists. A combined ticket at a variable price is also available.
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Getting there & parking
By car
The museum lies in a limited-traffic area that is mainly pedestrian; the nearest paid car park, at Via Goito 1, is about 700 metres away.
The museum is in the historic centre, about 100 metres from Piazza Garibaldi.
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