Museo Gaspare Spontini
House museum, archive and library of the composer Gaspare Spontini in Maiolati Spontini, with twelve rooms on his life, works and domestic settings.
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About the museum
The museum is dedicated to the composer Gaspare Spontini (1774–1851) and was opened in 1951, on the centenary of his death, in the building that the musician and his wife had chosen as their residence on returning to Maiolati. The couple bought an old farmhouse in 1842, which was transformed between 1843 and 1846 in neoclassical forms by the Jesi architect Ciriaco Santini. Spontini lived there only briefly, from September 1850, and died there on 24 January 1851.
Over the decades the house served various purposes: municipal offices, a school, a pharmacy, public housing and a warehouse. In 1951 a presidential decree declared it a national monument.
The route unfolds over three floors in twelve rooms that trace the Italian, French and Prussian periods, his last years and domestic life, with study, bedroom, wardrobe and sitting rooms. Scores and manuscripts, two Erard fortepianos of 1820, the diploma of the Legion of Honour, clothing and paintings of the early 19th century are on display. The archive and the library occupy the ground floor.
Highlights
- Twelve rooms on Spontini's life and career
- Scores and manuscripts, including La Vestale
- Erard fortepiano of 1820
- Diploma of the Legion of Honour of 1818
- Reconstructed domestic settings: study, bedroom, sitting rooms
- Archive and library
Permanent exhibition
- Casa museo di Gaspare Spontini – Twelve rooms with scores, fortepianos, clothing, documents and domestic settings devoted to the composer's life.
- Founded
- 1951
- Operated by
- Comune di Maiolati Spontini
- Visitors per year
- approx. 700
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Reduced | €2Groups of at least 10 people, members of partner associations (FAI, Italia Nostra) and subscribers to the opera season of the Fondazione Pergolesi Spontini |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 29 · Free admission for visitors under 30 with a valid document. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission with the European Disability Card, with one companion. |
| Groups (10+ people) | –School groups from the EU accompanied by teachers, with compulsory booking; groups of up to 15 people including companions; students and teachers free. |
Free admission also for residents of Maiolati Spontini, tour guides and journalists with a press card. Access to the archive and library is 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 building is accessible to people with disabilities only on the ground floor (archive and library); the exhibition rooms on the first and second floors are not. A virtual tour of the rooms is available.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
By car
Free parking
Free car parking in front of the town hall (Largo Pastori 1), also suitable for coaches; alternatively Piazza della Vittoria.
By car: A14, exit Ancona Nord, then SS 76 with exit Castelbellino, Moie or Maiolati Spontini/Castelplanio, and signs for the centre.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
- Spaces for rent
The Paolo Fragapane and Giuseppe Gaetti rooms can be used for small workshops, literary presentations and individual music lessons.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours to be arranged in advance with the curator, by telephone or e-mail. Educational proposals for schools. |
