Palazzo Collicola Arti Visive

About the museum

Palazzo Collicola was built between 1717 and 1730 to a design by the Sienese architect Sebastiano Cipriani for the Collicola family, originally from Montesanto di Sellano, who became influential in the 17th century. The building rises over three floors, with rear wings that originally enclosed an Italian-style garden, and in 1728 Carlo Collicola was made a cardinal.

In November 2000 the palace became the seat of the Galleria d'Arte Moderna “Giovanni Carandente”, devoted to twentieth-century art. The collections include paintings and sculptures by Italian and international artists, displayed across eighteen rooms, among them Calder, Beverly Pepper, Moore, David Smith, Pomodoro, Burri, Consagra, Pascali, Accardi and Sol LeWitt.

The core of the collection comes from the Carandente donation and has been enriched by bequests and acquisitions, such as a painting left by Giacomo Panetti, a study by Guercino donated by the Palettoni heirs, and a sculpture by Carlo Lorenzetti bought in 2021. On the piano nobile the 18th-century Appartamento Nobile can also be visited, while the Biblioteca Carandente holds over thirty thousand volumes on modern and contemporary art.

Highlights

• Galleria d'Arte Moderna “Giovanni Carandente” with works by Calder, Pepper, Burri and LeWitt
• Rooms devoted to Spoleto 62 and the Premio Spoleto
• 18th-century Appartamento Nobile
• Biblioteca Carandente with more than 30,000 art volumes

Founded

2000

Operated by

Comune di Spoleto (gestione Maggioli Cultura)

Visitors per year

approx. 11,097

Admission & discounts

The ticket covers the Galleria d'Arte Moderna, the Appartamento Nobile and the exhibitions. Free admission also for ICOM members, members of the Associazione Amici di Palazzo Collicola, journalists and tourist guides. Information on group rates is available at the ticket office.

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 states only that admission is free for people with disabilities and a companion.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum bookshop.

Events & venue rental

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