Pinacoteca Comunale Carlo Contini
Civic picture gallery of Oristano in the former medieval hospital of Sant’Antonio, with works by 20th-century Sardinian artists and a section devoted to Carlo Contini.
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About the museum
The gallery is named after Carlo Contini (Oristano 1903 – Pistoia 1970), one of the leading figures of 20th-century art in Oristano. It is housed in the ancient Hospitalis Sancti Antoni, a former medieval hospital which today also houses the Biblioteca comunale and the Terracotta centre.
The most important nucleus of the collection comes from the donation, in 1969, of more than fifty works by Giovanni Battista Sanna Delogu, known as Titino, with the aim of creating a gallery of Sardinian painting. This fund enriched the civic collection, which is now presented in a permanent section.
The permanent section includes works by Giuseppe Biasi, Antonio Ballero, Mario Delitala, Melkiorre Melis, Stanis Dessy, Foiso Fois, Maria Lai and other Sardinian artists, as well as Contini himself. Since 2023 part of the route has been permanently devoted to the painter, with about twenty works arranged in chronological order and organised by theme, from sacred art and public commissions to Sardinian traditions such as the Sartiglia. A separate space hosts temporary exhibitions.
Highlights
- Civic collection of 20th-century Sardinian art
- Fund from the Sanna Delogu donation of 1969
- Permanent section devoted to Carlo Contini
- Works by Giuseppe Biasi, Mario Delitala and Maria Lai
- Housed in the former medieval hospital of Sant’Antonio
Permanent exhibitions
- Collezione permanente del Comune di Oristano – Works by 20th-century Sardinian artists, including Giuseppe Biasi, Antonio Ballero, Mario Delitala, Melkiorre Melis, Stanis Dessy, Foiso Fois and Maria Lai, drawn from the civic fund and the 1969 donation.
- Sezione permanente dedicata a Carlo Contini – Around twenty works by the Oristano-born painter, in chronological order and by theme, from sacred art and public commissions to the Sartiglia.
- Operated by
- Comune di Oristano
- Visitors per year
- approx. 2,000
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €3children aged 6 to 17, school groups and tourist groups, people over 65, university students |
| Children & teens | €3Reduced rate for children aged 6 to 17. |
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours are booked through the Fondazione Oristano (visiteguidate@fondazioneoristano.it). |
