MUseoSElla – Collezione Civica d'Arte Contemporanea

About the museum

The collection was founded on 24 July 2010 through a multi-year collaboration between the municipal administration of Neviano degli Arduini and private citizens, and it is the only contemporary art museum in the Parma Apennines. Since 2012 it has been run by the Associazione MUSE. It is housed largely in the premises of the former primary school of Sella di Lodrignano, where an exhibition on Tono Zancanaro was held in 2008, which led to the donation of five lithographs that formed the first core of the collection.

Today the collection numbers over one hundred works by 20th- and 21st-century artists, including Arturo Carmassi, Ennio Finzi, Emilio Scanavino, Concetto Pozzati, Pirro Cuniberti, Renato Guttuso, Quinto Ghermandi and Carlo Corsi, as well as works by emerging artists chosen by the curators. Among the important acquisitions are the donation by Piero Gauli, a member of the “Corrente” movement, and the “Donazione Vasco e Marcella Bendini” of 2011, with 37 works by the master from Bologna.

The route occupies the raised ground floor and the first floor, while a library of contemporary art, opened in 2012, allows visitors to explore the themes of the rooms in greater depth. The museum organises meetings with artists, guided tours and workshops for children. In the village of Urzano, the Casa-Museo di Bruno Bricoli, known as Colibri, can also be visited by reservation.

Highlights

• Over 100 works of 20th- and 21st-century contemporary art
• Bendini donation with 37 works
• Works by Pozzati, Scanavino, Guttuso and Carmassi
• Contemporary art library and workshops for children

Permanent exhibition

• Collezione civica d'arte contemporanea – Over one hundred works by 20th-century and contemporary artists, with the Bendini donation and the route on the first floor of the former school.

Founded

2010

Operated by

Comune di Neviano degli Arduini / Associazione MUSE

Visitors per year

approx. 150

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission; guided tours for individuals and groups are free, by reservation.

Accessibility

• Partially 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 collection on the first floor is not accessible; the rooms on the raised ground floor are accessible (exhibition and conference room, library, bookshop).

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide

The project “Bambini al Museo” offers routes and games for younger children, guided or self-guided.

Getting there & parking

Sella di Lodrignano is reached from the SP17 (from Parma towards Traversetolo and Castione Baratti) or from the SP513R. The museum is in the first building in the village, going down towards Cedogno, 50 m past the petrol station, surrounded by a pine grove. The site is about 40 km from the motorway exits of Parma, Terre di Canossa and Reggio Emilia. The museum advises following the directions on its website rather than the satnav.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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