Museo Collezione Gianfranco Luzzetti

About the museum

The museum was founded in 2019 from the bequest to the Comune di Grosseto of a group of works collected over his lifetime by the Florentine art dealer Gianfranco Luzzetti, of Grosseto origin. The 64 works donated to the city carry out a project developed over twenty years: to create a museum able to attract visitors, strengthen the community's sense of belonging and bring new generations closer to beauty.

The venue is the Polo culturale Le Clarisse, in the former convent of Santa Chiara, built from the late 16th century and enlarged in the 17th century, municipal property since 1995 and restored at the beginning of the new century. The museum occupies the ground floor of the building and includes the nearby Chiesa dei Bigi, the former church of Santa Chiara; the opening has re-established the original link between the convent and the church, the only example of Baroque art in the city.

The core of the collection concerns 17th-century Florentine art, with works by Santi di Tito, Cigoli, Passignano and four paintings by Pier Dandini, to whom a room is dedicated. There are also paintings of the Roman school, of northern Italy and of the 18th century, including Corrado Giaquinto, and two 19th-century landscapes.

Highlights

• Four paintings by Pier Dandini in a dedicated room
• 17th-century Florentine painting: Santi di Tito, Cigoli, Passignano
• Works of the Roman school and of northern Italy
• 18th-century paintings by Corrado Giaquinto
• Chiesa dei Bigi, an example of Baroque art in Grosseto
• Audio guide narrated by the ghost of the Abbess of Santa Chiara

Permanent exhibition

• Collezione Gianfranco Luzzetti – Sixty-four works from the Renaissance to the 18th century, with the main core of 17th-century Florentine painting and a room dedicated to Pier Dandini.

Founded

2019

Operated by

Comune di Grosseto, gestione Fondazione Grosseto Cultura

Director

Mauro Papa

Admission & discounts

Free admission also for tourist guides and teachers with school groups, one free ticket for every 15 paying visitors, members of the Fondazione Grosseto Cultura, journalists registered with the professional order and ICOM members.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The Polo culturale offers educational workshops for schools and summer camps for children.

Getting there & parking

By car: from Florence via the Firenze–Siena link road and the SS 223 to the centre of Grosseto; from Rome via the E80, exit Grosseto Sud, then towards the historic centre.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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