Palazzo Milzetti

About the museum

The palazzo arose from the transformation of old houses of the Milzetti family, damaged by the earthquake of 1781. Count Nicola began the works and his son Francesco continued them in the final years of the 18th century, entrusting the design to the architect Giuseppe Pistocchi; Giovanni Antonio Antolini completed the staircase and the octagonal hall of the main floor, opening the large serliana (Serlian window) towards the garden.

Between 1802 and 1805 the painter Felice Giani, with a team of stuccoists and decorators, designed and executed the rich decorative scheme of the rooms, painted in tempera directly on the walls. In 1818 the palazzo passed to Countess Teresa Bertoni Rondinini, who completed the furnishings and enlarged the garden in romantic forms.

After several changes of ownership the State bought the building in 1973; after restoration the palazzo opened to the public in 1979, and since 2001 it has functioned as a national museum dedicated to the Neoclassical age in Romagna. The route comprises the ground floor with the living and service rooms, and the main floor (piano nobile) with the Gabinetto d’Amore (Cabinet of Love), the Galleria di Achille (Gallery of Achilles), the Camera di compagnia (company room) and the library.

Highlights

• Tempera decorations by Felice Giani and collaborators
• Octagonal hall and staircase by Antolini
• Gabinetto d’Amore and Galleria di Achille
• Library with wooden furnishings designed by Giani
• Garden in romantic style

Permanent exhibition

• Percorso permanente nel palazzo neoclassico – Visit to the rooms of the ground floor and the main floor with Felice Giani’s decorations, stuccoes, furnishings and the library.

Founded

2001

Operated by

Ministero della Cultura – Direzione regionale Musei nazionali Emilia-Romagna

Visitors per year

approx. 13,082

Admission & discounts

Free admission: First Sunday of the month (13:30–18:30) and 5 January, 25 April, 2 June and 4 November.

Other state concessions can be obtained at the ticket office with a document certifying eligibility. The FaenzaMuseiCard is free and allows visits to three museums in three days, with €2 off the second and third tickets.

Accessibility

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

Barrier-free main entrance and a lift to the main floor; all rooms are accessible except the kitchen and the dining room. Two three-dimensional reproductions of stuccoes, raised tactile maps of both floors, QR codes with audio files in every room and a guide in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) are available.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

By car: exit Faenza from the A14 and take the Via Emilia (SS 9).

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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