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Civic museum of Abano Terme in a 16th-century villa, with more than 400 works donated by Roberto Bassi Rathgeb and historic frescoes.
October 17, 2026 – February 7, 2027
The exhibition presents the painter from the Valle Imagna, trained in the workshop of Giovanni Bellini in Venice, with Madonnas, Sacre Conversazioni, portraits and landscapes, the reassembled Serina triptych, and works by contemporaries such as Palma il Vecchio and Cariani.
The villa was built between 1566 and 1576, when the physician Giovanni Antonio Secco transformed a rural building into a “casa grande da statio” (a large country house), with a three-arched loggia and two side towers, in front of a garden and with a kitchen garden and orchard behind. In 1769 it passed to the Dondi dall'Orologio brothers, who updated it to the taste of the time with polychrome stucco and figures on the raised floor, covering the 16th-century fresco cycle.
After the Camposampiero and the Zasio di Feltre families, who owned it until the 1970s, the building was bought by the municipality of Abano Terme, in the same years in which the council received from Roberto Bassi Rathgeb (1911–1972), a native of Bergamo, the bequest of a valuable art collection. The villa was named after the donor and, from the 1990s, was restored, with the recovery of its interior decorations, to house the collection and make it a cultural centre for the town.
The museum holds more than 400 works: paintings, drawings, engravings, miniatures, archaeological finds, antique armour, objects and furniture. The route also includes the frescoed loggia and hall and the works of Andrea Previtali.
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €3over 65s, residents of Abano Terme, guests and staff of hotels and facilities of the Terme Euganee, FAI and Touring members, holders of certain cards and of tickets to partner museums |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Free admission for children up to 6 years old. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and a companion. |
| Students & apprentices | €2Students aged 7 to 25 and employees of the municipality of Abano Terme (special reduced rate). |
| Families | –Families of up to 5 people are charged the reduced rate for all members. |
| Museum + temporary exhibition (full price) | €10Reduced €8; special reduced €5 |
| Guided tour (Saturday, Sunday and public holidays at 11:00 and 16:00, max 25 people) | €5Per person, in addition to the entrance ticket. |
During temporary exhibitions a combined museum and exhibition ticket applies. Free admission also for authorised guides and interpreters, accompanying teachers of school groups, ICOM members and accredited journalists.
People with mobility impairments can reach all floors by a dedicated lift; the toilets, including those on the ground floor, are accessible. Staff offer assistance during the visit. Room displays are in Italian and English.
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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The museum offers educational activities for families during the year; admission is free for children under 6 years old.
The nearest station is Terme Euganee in Montegrotto (Bologna–Padua line); from Padua, buses on lines A, AT, M, T and TL leave for Abano every 15 minutes (about 30 minutes).
Free parking
Large free car park in the area in front of the museum, with entrance from via Giuseppe Mazzini; indoor bicycle parking.
From the Abano spa centre the museum is a walk of about 900 metres along via Giuseppe Mazzini. By car: A4 exit Padova Ovest, then the western ring road and the link road to Abano; from the A13 exit Terme Euganee.
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| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours in Italian and English, including for groups outside standard times on request at info@museovillabassiabano.it. |
