Museo civico di Crema e del Cremasco
Civic museum in the former Augustinian convent of Crema, with archaeological, Egyptian, art, ethnographic and organ sections, and the refectory frescoed by Giovan Pietro da Cemmo.
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About the museum
The Museo civico di Crema e del Cremasco occupies the spaces of the former Augustinian convent of Sant’Agostino, built thanks to the testamentary bequest of Gian Tommaso Vimercati (1422). Work began in 1439, the church was completed in 1466 and the convent was finished by 1495. In 1507 Giovan Pietro da Cemmo signed and dated the frescoes of the refectory. The church was later demolished in 1642 to make room for a new building designed by Francesco Maria Richini.
The collections, arranged around two cloisters, document the history, art and culture of Crema and its territory from prehistory to the present day. The archaeological section ranges from Pleistocene fossils to the Lombard period, with materials from Vidolasco and Celtic and Lombard tombs. The Egyptian section, opened in 2019, originates from the collection of Carla Maria Burri and was expanded in 2020 with the bequest of the couple Lucchi and Campari. The picture gallery holds works from the 14th to the 18th century, as well as art from Crema of the 19th and 20th centuries, including the canvases of Gaetano Previati and the fund of the stage designer Luigi Manini.
Among the other groups are the ethnographic section “Casa Cremasca”, with the reconstruction of a country house between the 19th and 20th centuries; the section on organ art; the section devoted to bell art; and the section on river archaeology, with one of the most important collections of dugout canoes in Italy. In the former refectory, now the Sala Giovan Pietro da Cemmo, the Last Supper and the Crucifixion are preserved.
Highlights
- Former refectory with the Last Supper and the Crucifixion by Giovan Pietro da Cemmo
- Egyptian section from the collection of Carla Maria Burri
- Picture gallery from the 14th to the 18th century and art from Crema of the 19th and 20th centuries
- Dugout canoes from the rivers Po, Adda and Oglio
- Organ art section with multimedia organ
- Casa Cremasca and two Renaissance cloisters
Permanent exhibitions
- Collezioni permanenti del Museo civico – Archaeological, Egyptian, medieval, modern and contemporary art sections, the ethnographic section “Casa Cremasca”, the sections on organ art and bell art, and river archaeology.
- Sala Giovan Pietro da Cemmo – The former refectory of the convent with the frescoes of the Last Supper and the Crucifixion, dated 1507.
- Founded
- 1960
- Operated by
- Comune di Crema
- Visitors per year
- approx. 15,040
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The Comune di Crema offers educational museum activities for schools. |
