Museo della Fondazione Fioroni
House museum in a palazzo rebuilt after the war, with relics of the Risorgimento (Italian unification), colonial collections and period rooms in Legnago.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in Palazzo Accordi-Fioroni, built at the end of the 19th century on the site of the Quadrilatero fortress, which was demolished after the 1882 breach of the Adige river. The palazzo was built for the Accordi family and passed to the Fioroni family following a marriage celebrated in 1904.
In 1939 the Fioroni family definitively acquired the building with the intention of making it the centre of a museum to be donated to the city. Maria Fioroni gathered over time relics of the Risorgimento, objects from the Italian colonies and other collections. The project was interrupted by the war: in 1944 an air raid destroyed much of the palazzo, after the most valuable material had been moved to safety elsewhere.
Between 1946 and 1947 the building was rebuilt on its original foundations, with the ground-floor rooms enlarged to house the city museum. Today the Fondazione Fioroni runs the house museum, the public library and other cultural activities.
The reconstructed rooms keep their historic arrangement, with period furniture, carpets and chandeliers framing the objects on display. The Risorgimento rooms tell the story of Italian unification, from the Napoleonic campaigns and the Carbonari and Mazzinian uprisings to the wars of independence and Garibaldi.
Highlights
- Risorgimento rooms with relics of Garibaldi and Legnago's patriots
- Bedroom where Garibaldi stayed, brought from the Hotel Paglia
- Eastern room with objects from the Italian colonies
- Ceramics room and small parlour of Legnago's distinguished citizens
- Historic rooms with period furnishings
- Operated by
- Fondazione Fioroni
- Visitors per year
- approx. 7,000
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3.50 |
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| Reduced | €2University students with a university ID |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 13 · Free admission for children under 14. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree admission for people with disabilities. |
| Groups | €3.50 per personGuided tour for organised groups of up to 25 people: €50 per group plus €3.50 per person. |
| Combined ticket for Museo Fioroni and Centro Ambientale Archeologico (with gadget) | €6 |
The combined ticket also covers the Centro Ambientale Archeologico di Legnago.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 13 |
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- Family tours & workshops
Educational programme for schools with workshops and tailored routes; free admission for children under 14.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Stazione di Legnago
Legnago railway station (Mantua–Monselice and Verona–Rovigo lines) is a few hundred metres away; ATV bus connections run from Verona and Rovigo.
By car from Verona or Rovigo, take the SS 434 Transpolesana (exits Legnago Nord or San Pietro di Legnago); from Mantua or Padua, take the SS 10 Padana Inferiore.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
The foundation also houses a public library and an IAT (tourist information) office in the same building.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours for groups are booked by writing to museo@fondazione-fioroni.it. For schools, an educational programme is available with visits, workshops and tailored routes (didattica@fondazione-fioroni.it). An app with audio guides to Legnago is listed by the regional tourism portal. |
