Museo Casa Galimberti
House museum in Palazzo Osasco in Cuneo, home of the Galimberti family and memorial to Duccio Galimberti, with artworks, a library and an archive.
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About the museum
The museum occupies the second floor of Palazzo Osasco, on the west side of today's piazza Galimberti, where the lawyers Tancredi Galimberti senior and, later, his son Tancredi, known as Duccio, lived and worked. The original signs bearing the family name still mark the entrance to the home and the law office.
In 1974 Carlo Enrico Galimberti gave the municipality of Cuneo the furnishings, artworks, library and family archive, wishing them to remain in the house where the family had lived. The museum holds testimonies about the family and its role in Cuneo society between the 19th and 20th centuries, with particular attention to Duccio Galimberti, an anti-fascist lawyer and one of the first organisers of the Resistance in the province of Cuneo, who was proclaimed a national hero after his killing in December 1944.
The rooms preserve paintings by artists such as Lorenzo Delleani, Giacomo Grosso and Matteo Olivero, and sculptures by Bistolfi and Godet. The library, with over 25,000 volumes, and the family archive, which documents more than a century of public and private life from 1859 to 1974, can be consulted by scholars by appointment.
Highlights
- Apartment and law office of the Galimberti family in Palazzo Osasco
- Memory of Duccio Galimberti, hero of the Resistance
- Paintings by Delleani, Grosso and Olivero and sculptures by Bistolfi and Godet
- Family library with over 25,000 volumes
- Historical family archive (1859–1974), consultable by appointment
Permanent exhibition
- Casa e collezioni della famiglia Galimberti – Route through the rooms of the family's home and law office, with furnishings, paintings, sculptures and testimonies on Duccio Galimberti and the Resistance in Cuneo.
- Operated by
- Comune di Cuneo
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission and free guided tour.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
- Baby changing facilities
At the end of the route there is a breastfeeding point with an armchair and a relaxation area for new families with children aged 0 to 6. The restrooms have a baby-changing table.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
At the end of the route there is a breastfeeding point with an armchair.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Visits are guided only, with groups of at most 10 people. Small domestic pets are admitted, provided they are carried in arms or in a suitable carrier. The museum offers educational routes for schools, divided by age group. |
