Museo Civico d'arte antica in Palazzo Comunale

About the museum

The museum is housed in the Palazzo degli Anziani, which is also the seat of the Comune, and is Pistoia's first and most important museum institution. The first nucleus of the collections dates back to 1893; the museum was officially established in 1922 with works from charitable and cultural institutions, which in turn had acquired paintings from the religious orders suppressed at the end of the 18th century.

In 1956 donations received made it possible to create an exhibition space also on the top floor of the palazzo; the current display dates from 1982. The route runs across the first and second floors.

On the first floor are the oldest panels, from the 13th to the 16th century, including works attributed to Coppo di Marcovaldo, Lippo di Benivieni, Lorenzo di Credi and Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio. On the second floor are Florentine and Pistoian paintings of the 17th and 18th centuries and the nucleus from the Puccini collection of the Villa di Scornio. On the mezzanine is the Giovanni Michelucci Documentation Centre, with more than 2,000 drawings by the architect.

Highlights

• 13th- and 14th-century panels from the Pistoian and Florentine schools
• Sacra Conversazione by Lorenzo di Credi
• Madonna della Pergola by Bernardino Detti
• Puccini collection from the Villa di Scornio
• Giovanni Michelucci Documentation Centre

Permanent exhibitions

• Collezione permanente di arte antica – Paintings from the 13th to the 19th century across the first and second floors of the Palazzo degli Anziani, including the Puccini collection.
• Centro di documentazione Giovanni Michelucci – On the mezzanine, more than 2,000 drawings and about 300 design studies by the architect Giovanni Michelucci can be consulted.

Founded

1922

Operated by

Comune di Pistoia – Musei Civici

Visitors per year

approx. 9,038

Admission & discounts

Free admission: First Sunday of the month, Settimana della Cultura (Culture Week), European Heritage Days, International Museum Day, 25 July (San Jacopo), 24 August (San Bartolomeo), Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from the last weekend of November to Epiphany, 25 April, 2 June and 4 November

Admission is also free for teachers with an EdumuseiCard, tourist guides and group leaders, ICOM members and journalists with a press card. Combined tickets also include the Museo dello Spedale del Ceppo and the Museo del Novecento e del Contemporaneo at Palazzo Fabroni.

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 Musei Civici di Pistoia state that they ensure the accessibility and usability of the collections through internal signage and basic communication tools; staff can accompany visitors, and printed materials on the collections are available.

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