Museo Nazionale d’Arte Medievale e Moderna
State museum in Arezzo in the Renaissance Palazzo Bruni Ciocchi, with art from the Middle Ages to the 19th century and a large collection of majolica.
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About the museum
The Museo Nazionale d’Arte Medievale e Moderna is housed in Palazzo Bruni Ciocchi, one of the most important Renaissance buildings in Arezzo, built in the mid-15th century for Donato Bruni, son of the humanist Leonardo. The palace rises over three floors around a portico courtyard attributed to Bernardo Rossellino, and at the back it has a hanging garden. After passing to other families from Arezzo, it was bought by the Grand Duchy of Tuscany in 1816 and later became state property.
The museum was established after the 1950s and opened to the public in 1972. The collections come largely from the municipal picture gallery and from the Fraternita dei Laici (Fraternity of the Laity), to which were added the goods of churches and monasteries suppressed in the 19th century, and private collections of figures from Arezzo such as the Fossombroni family, Vincenzo Funghini and Mario Salmi. Since 2019 the museum has been run by the Ministry of Culture through the Direzione regionale Musei nazionali della Toscana (Regional Directorate of the National Museums of Tuscany).
The route, spread over about twenty rooms in chronological order, runs from the early Middle Ages to the 19th century. It includes medieval sculptures, 13th-century panels by Margarito d’Arezzo, frescoes by Spinello Aretino, works by Pietro Lorenzetti, Luca Signorelli and Giorgio Vasari, and small paintings by the Macchiaioli. One of the most appreciated sections is the collection of Renaissance majolica, among the richest in Italy.
Highlights
- 13th-century panels by Margarito d’Arezzo
- Paintings by Luca Signorelli, Pietro Lorenzetti and Giorgio Vasari
- One of Italy’s richest collections of Renaissance majolica
- Glazed terracotta altarpiece by Andrea della Robbia
- Small paintings by the Macchiaioli, including Giovanni Fattori
- Renaissance Palazzo Bruni Ciocchi with hanging garden
- Founded
- 1972
- Operated by
- Ministero della Cultura – Direzione regionale Musei nazionali della Toscana
- Director
- Luisa Berretti
- Visitors per year
- approx. 3,801
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €2people aged 18 to 25; citizens of the European Union (and of Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein), or non-EU citizens with a valid residence permit in an EU country |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Free admission for under-18s of any nationality; under-12s must be accompanied by an adult. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free ticket for people with disabilities and for one family member or companion. |
Free admission: Free admission on the first Sunday of every month.
Buying the ticket online adds a €3 fee (full €9, reduced €5). Free admission also for journalists, ICOM members, EU tourist guides, teachers and school groups by booking, in line with state museum rules. A single ticket valid for the museums of Arezzo is available.
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| Good to know | Groups of more than 10 people must buy tickets by filling in the form on the Arezzo museums portal. |
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