Pinacoteca civica e Galleria d’arte contemporanea

Current exhibitions

About the museum

The art collections of the Musei Civici di Jesi occupy Palazzo Pianetti, on Via XV Settembre. The Pinacoteca civica is on the piano nobile, where the Galleria degli Stucchi is also located: a long Rococo hall of about 70 metres, dating from the mid-18th century, built as a reception space. The core of the collection consists of religious works from the 15th to the 19th century, from the city’s churches, enriched over time by bequests, deposits, donations and purchases.

The best-known group is that of Lorenzo Lotto, which includes the Deposition, the Annunciation, the Madonna delle Rose, the altarpiece of Saint Lucy and the Visitation, dating from between 1512 and 1535. In the central hall, once a ballroom, the ceiling shows the last scene of the Aeneid cycle, while the first six rooms, the “Stanze di Enea”, are decorated with other scenes from the poem. Another group consists of more than two hundred 18th-century ceramic vases that belonged to the pharmacy of the old city hospital.

On the second floor, in the former private apartments of the Pianetti family, is the Galleria d’arte contemporanea. The rooms were renovated by the architect Angelo Angelucci in the late 1850s for the wedding of Vincenzo Pianetti and Virginia Azzolino; the palace was later sold to the Tesei family in 1901. The main core of the contemporary collection derives from the Premio Città di Jesi – Rosa Papa Tamburi, established in 1975 at the initiative of the Jesi-born artist Orfeo Tamburi, and from the project “La ruota del Lotto” of 1981, which brought works by artists such as Michelangelo Pistoletto and Luigi Ontani.

Highlights

• Madonna delle Rose, Deposition and other works by Lorenzo Lotto
• Rococo Galleria degli Stucchi, about 70 metres long
• “Stanze di Enea” with painted ceilings showing scenes from the Aeneid
• More than 200 18th-century vases from the pharmacy of the old hospital
• Gallery of contemporary art with works from the Premio Città di Jesi
• Tactile routes and reproductions for visitors with visual impairments

Permanent exhibitions

• Pinacoteca civica e Galleria degli Stucchi – Religious paintings from the 15th to the 19th century, including five works by Lorenzo Lotto, and more than 200 18th-century vases from the pharmacy of the old hospital.
• Galleria d’arte contemporanea – Works from the Premio Città di Jesi – Rosa Papa Tamburi and from the project “La ruota del Lotto”, in the 19th-century rooms on the second floor.

Operated by

Comune di Jesi

Visitors per year

approx. 16,221

Admission & discounts

The price of €5 covers admission to one museum among the Archaeological Museum, the Civic Picture Gallery and the Gallery of Contemporary Art. Free admission also for ICOM members, journalists with a press card and licensed tourist guides. The Jesi Cultura Card offers unlimited admission to Jesi’s museums for one year (€30 standard, €20 young people aged 6 to 25, €25 over 65).

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

There is no lift: the Pinacoteca and the Galleria d’arte contemporanea are on the first and second floors, reached by the monumental staircase. For wheelchair users an electric mobile stairlift is available (maximum width 76 cm, maximum load 130 kg), to be booked a few days in advance; a wheelchair is available free of charge at the ticket office. A reserved parking space is a few metres from the entrance. Four visual-tactile maps, tactile and bas-relief reproductions of Lotto’s works with Braille and large-print labels, a tactile route in the Gallery of Contemporary Art, and an Italian Sign Language (LIS) guide in the app “APRI Palazzo Pianetti” (tablet on request with the ticket). Staff are trained to accompany visitors with visual impairments; visitors are asked to notify them a few days in advance. Dogs and other animals on a lead are admitted.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations
• Baby changing facilities

On the first floor there is a “baby pit stop” with a changing table, a breastfeeding area, books and colouring materials for children. The multisensory experience “Lotus” invites visitors to touch seeds and leaves, smell plants and taste a tea. For schools there are educational workshops, interactive visits and role-play games.

Getting there & parking

By car from the A14 motorway, take the Ancona Nord–Jesi exit and continue for about 16 km, or take the SS76 Ancona–Rome road to the Jesi Centro exit. The palace is a few steps from Piazza della Repubblica.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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