Il Divisionismo – Pinacoteca della Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Tortona

About the museum

The gallery is housed in the medieval small palace that houses the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Tortona, overlooking Piazza Duomo, and has been open to the public since 2001. It is a permanent display devoted to Divisionism, the painting technique that places pure colours side by side on the canvas to achieve maximum luminosity. The movement had one of its centres in the Milan area and in Piedmont, particularly in the province of Alessandria, from its earliest experiments.

The collection brings together about 145 works by more than fifty artists. At its heart is Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo, of whom the gallery holds the largest group of paintings in a public collection; alongside him appear Segantini, Morbelli, Previati, Boccioni and Balla, together with lesser-known authors. The rooms follow the themes and the exhibition and collecting history of the movement, from the influence of the Milanese Scapigliatura to landscape, from social-protest painting to spirituality, and on to the legacy taken up by the Futurist avant-garde.

The Foundation works with the Musei di Pellizza di Volpedo and also offers a library and an archive devoted to Divisionism.

Highlights

• Largest public holding of paintings by Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo
• Works by Segantini, Morbelli, Previati, Boccioni and Balla
• About 145 works by more than fifty Divisionist artists
• Located in a medieval small palace on Piazza Duomo
• Free admission at weekends

Permanent exhibition

• Il Divisionismo – collezione permanente – Permanent display on Divisionism, with the largest public group of works by Pellizza da Volpedo and paintings by Segantini, Morbelli, Previati, Boccioni and Balla.

Founded

2001

Operated by

Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Tortona

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission on Saturdays and Sundays; on weekdays the gallery can only be visited by paid booking.

Accessibility

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

According to the Abbonamento Musei listing, the museum is accessible to wheelchair users, with a lift (with Braille buttons too), an alternative entrance and accessible toilets; the official website publishes no accessibility information. The entrance to the museum is from the inner courtyard.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Stroller-friendly
• Baby changing facilities

According to the Abbonamento Musei listing, workshops and interactive visits are offered for families and children; there is stroller access, a baby-changing table and a breastfeeding area.

Getting there & parking

The entrance is from the inner courtyard of the Foundation’s medieval small palace, at Corso Leoniero 6, in the historic centre of Tortona, near Piazza Duomo.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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