Museo civico Palazzo Elti

Civic picture gallery in the rebuilt Palazzo Elti in Gemona, with paintings and sculptures from the 15th to the 20th century; free admission.

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About the museum

The museum is housed in Palazzo Elti, a building erected between the 14th and 15th centuries by the de' Cramis family and for a long time one of the most important residences in Gemona. In 1452 the Emperor Frederick III stayed there on his journey to Rome, and in 1519 the palace was bought by the merchant Andrea Helt, a native of Salzburg.

The 1976 earthquake destroyed the complex, which was later rebuilt. Today, in addition to the civic museum, it houses the historical archive of the community and the Biblioteca Glemonense.

The collection includes paintings and sculptures from different periods: works of the 15th and 16th centuries by artists from the Veneto and Friuli, works from northern European areas, and evidence of 19th- and 20th-century artists from Gemona.

Highlights

Paintings of the 15th and 16th centuries by Cima da Conegliano, Pellegrino da San Daniele and Pomponio Amalteo
Three canvases by Kremserschmidt
Works by artists from Gemona such as Giacomo and Antonio Brollo and Raimondo D'Aronco
14th-century palace rebuilt after the 1976 earthquake

Permanent exhibition

Collezione di dipinti e sculture – Paintings and sculptures from the 15th to the 20th century: Venetian and Friulian masters of the 15th and 16th centuries, northern European works, three canvases by Kremserschmidt and artists from Gemona.

Operated by: Comune di Gemona del Friuli
Visitors per year: approx. 1,156