Museo di arte contemporanea e del Novecento

About the museum

The museum is housed in Villa Renatico Martini, built around 1887 by the architects Spighi and Vivarelli in an eclectic style for the journalist and statesman Ferdinando Martini, a native of Monsummano. The name derives from the locality of Il Renatico. From 1988 the villa hosted the municipality's cultural exhibitions, and around 2000 it became the permanent home of the museum, which had been established in 1999.

In 2005 the building was adapted to the museum standards of the Tuscany Region, with air conditioning and fire-safety and alarm systems. In 2019 the villa's park was named after David Bowie.

The collection has grown mainly through donations from artists, families, collectors and enthusiasts. It includes paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, videos, photographs and installations by artists such as Pietro Annigoni, Vinicio Berti, Ferdinando Chevrier, Lamberto Pignotti, Eugenio Miccini, Ketty La Rocca and Sergio Scatizzi. The museum organises temporary exhibitions and educational activities, and runs the international printmaking biennial “Città di Monsummano Terme”. It also keeps a library specialised in 20th-century and contemporary art.

Highlights

• Villa Renatico Martini, built in 1887, with park
• Collection of 20th-century and contemporary art built up through donations
• Works by Annigoni, Berti, Chevrier, Pignotti, Miccini, La Rocca and Scatizzi
• Library specialised in 20th-century art
• International printmaking biennial of Monsummano Terme

Permanent exhibition

• Collezione permanente d'arte del Novecento e contemporanea – Paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, videos, photographs and installations donated by artists, families and collectors, displayed in the rooms of Villa Renatico Martini.

Founded

1999

Operated by

Comune di Monsummano Terme

Visitors per year

approx. 5,857

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free; guided tours, educational workshops for schools and some special events are charged.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• 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 park and the museum are listed as accessible to visitors with mobility difficulties.

Kids & families

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