Museo di Salò

About the museum

The MuSa opened in June 2015 in the Santa Giustina complex, comprising a church and a monastery, built from 1586 at the wish of Count Sebastiano Paride di Lodrone and entrusted to the Somascan Fathers, who carried out educational activity there from around 1670. Over the centuries the complex kept its role as an educational centre, even housing the Collegio civico and the gymnasium of the state schools.

The museum tells the story of Salò and its role as leader of the Comunità di Riviera, a confederation of thirty-four municipalities of the Garda riviera and the Valle Sabbia which, from 1426, was under Venice but enjoyed a certain autonomy. The route extends to the Garibaldian 19th century, to the Salò of Gabriele D’Annunzio and to the events of the Second World War, with the permanent section on the final phase of Fascism and the Italian Social Republic.

The collections include art collections, from the age of Salò as capital of the Riviera to the contemporary period; scientific collections with the meteoseismic observatory and the anatomical preparations of Dr Rini; the Duomo's graduals (liturgical choir books); the Museo del Nastro Azzurro, founded in 1949; and the Civico Museo Archeologico Anton Maria Mucchi, with finds from the Roman necropolis of Lugone. The museum is managed by the Fondazione Opera Pia Carità Laicale e Istituto Lodroniano.

Highlights

• Art collections from Salò as capital of the Riviera to the 19th and 20th centuries
• Scientific collections with meteoseismic observatory and anatomical preparations
• Permanent section on the last fascism and the Italian Social Republic
• Museo del Nastro Azzurro, founded in 1949
• Archaeological section with finds from the Roman necropolis of Lugone

Permanent exhibitions

• Collezioni d'arte – The Art of a Capital (1426–1797), From Gasparo to Today, Art between the 19th and 20th centuries and the Civica Raccolta del disegno (Civic Collection of Drawings).
• L'ultimo fascismo 1943-1945. La Repubblica sociale italiana – Permanent section on the events of Salò during the Italian Social Republic, with a part devoted to propaganda through images.
• Museo del Nastro Azzurro – Relics, documents, weapons and uniforms on the national wars between 1796 and 1961.

Founded

2015

Operated by

Fondazione Opera Pia Carità Laicale e Istituto Lodroniano

Admission & discounts

Free admission for ICOM members, licensed tourist guides, journalists with a press card and holders of the Abbonamento Musei Lombardia card. Prices valid until the closure for works.

Accessibility

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

Dedicated entrance for people with reduced mobility, and lifts inside and outside, connected to the Parcheggio Multipiano Civico al Centro (multi-storey civic car park in the centre). Accessible toilets and staff assistance on request. Braille guides with 3D models and subtitled videos for people with sensory and cognitive disabilities.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Bookshop at the ticket office with publications and gifts.

Events & venue rental

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