Palazzo Nicolosio Lomellino
Palazzo dei Rolli from the 16th century on via Garibaldi, with a stucco façade, oval atrium, nymphaeum, garden and a first noble floor frescoed by Bernardo Strozzi.
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About the museum
Palazzo Nicolosio Lomellino, also known as Palazzo Podestà, stands along the 16th-century Strada Nuova, today via Garibaldi, and is one of the Palazzi dei Rolli, a UNESCO World Heritage site. It was built for Nicolosio Lomellino around 1563–1569 to a design by Giovanni Battista Castello, known as Il Bergamasco, with the works supervised by the architect Bernardino Cantone.
The façade is entirely decorated in stucco and is unique along the whole street; inside, the oval atrium, the entrance hall and the courtyard follow one another, the courtyard closed by a spectacular nymphaeum, beyond which terraced gardens extend with statues and fountains. The palace has two noble floors: the first preserves the frescoes by Bernardo Strozzi, rediscovered after the removal of a false ceiling, while the second shows 18th-century mythological decorations commissioned by the Pallavicini.
Over the centuries the property passed to the Centurione family (1609), the Pallavicini (1711) and the Raggi family, and in 1865 to Baron Andrea Podestà, several times mayor of Genoa; today it belongs to the Bruzzo family. The Associazione Palazzo Lomellino di Strada Nuova promotes its enhancement through exhibitions, publications and the opening to the public of the garden and the first noble floor.
Highlights
- Façade entirely in stucco
- Oval atrium and nymphaeum of the courtyard
- Frescoes by Bernardo Strozzi on the first noble floor
- 18th-century terraced garden
- Mythological decorations on the second noble floor
- Operated by
- Famiglia Bruzzo – Associazione Palazzo Lomellino di Strada Nuova
- Visitors per year
- approx. 8,000
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €13 |
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| Reduced | €11groups and partner agreements |
| Students & apprentices | €9Students and teachers. |
Prices shown for the visit with the current exhibition (10 October 2026–24 January 2027). Tickets are bought at the palace ticket office.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Groups of at least 10 people can visit the accessible spaces by appointment, including outside opening hours, with a guided tour or with an external guide (secretariat: lomellino@studiobc.it). Educational workshops for primary and secondary schools are run by Didattica Palazzo Lomellino (didattica.lomellino@gmail.com). |
