Casa del Console – Museo d’arte contemporanea
Contemporary art museum in Calice Ligure with the Remo Pastori collection, the “Cartoline d’Autore” and works by some fifty artists.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in a 19th-century palazzo in Calice Ligure and grew out of the Remo Pastori collection, named after the Turin gallery owner who spent long periods in the village during its period of artistic fervour. Artist friends of Pastori donated works to the municipality in the early 1980s in his memory. The core comprises works by about fifty artists, including Aldo Mondino, Tino Stefanoni, Aurelio Caminati, Ugo Nespolo, Gianni Bertini, Agenore Fabbri and Ezio Gribaudo.
The collections also include the “Cartoline d’Autore” (Artists’ Postcards), which grew out of the competition “Un progetto per Calice Ligure” (A Project for Calice Ligure) in 1980 and now comprise about one hundred small-format works, growing through voluntary donations, and the “Collezione Nuova” (New Collection), with works donated by the artists who exhibit at the Casa del Console.
The museum has received European co-financing (ERDF, FESR 2007–2013), funding from Liguria Region, the municipality and the Fondazione De Mari, and it holds exhibitions and events throughout the year.
Highlights
- Remo Pastori collection with works by about fifty artists
- Cartoline d’Autore: about one hundred small-format works
- Works by Mondino, Nespolo, Bertini, Fabbri and Gribaudo
- Collezione Nuova with donations from the artists who have exhibited
Permanent exhibitions
- Collezione Remo Pastori – The museum’s original core, with works donated to the municipality by artists in the early 1980s.
- Cartoline d’Autore – About one hundred small-format works from the competition “Un progetto per Calice Ligure” of 1980.
- Collezione Nuova – Works donated by artists who have exhibited at the Casa del Console.
- Operated by
- Comune di Calice Ligure
- Visitors per year
- approx. 732
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €4 |
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| Reduced | €2groups of at least 5 people, art school students, residents of Calice Ligure |
| Children & teens | €4free up to age 13 · Free admission for children under 14. |
| Seniors | freeFree admission for over-75s. |
| Students & apprentices | €2Art school students. |
| Groups (5+ people) | €2 per personGroups of at least 5 people. |
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
Because of the building’s structure, visitors with reduced mobility are asked to give advance notice so that assistance can be arranged.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Bus line 35 (TPL) connects Calice Ligure with Finale Ligure.
By car from the A10 motorway: take the Finale Ligure exit, then head downhill; at the roundabout before Finalborgo turn left and follow the signs for Calice. From the Aurelia road, reach Finale Ligure and follow the signs for Calice through Finalborgo.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
The website has a section titled “Spazi per eventi” (event spaces).
Plan your visit
| Good to know | Visits are arranged by appointment, by telephoning the number given by the museum. |
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