Pinacoteca metropolitana «Corrado Giaquinto»
Art gallery of the Metropolitan City of Bari on the fourth floor of the Palazzo della Provincia, with Apulian art from the 11th to the 20th century.
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About the museum
The Pinacoteca di Bari was officially founded on 12 July 1928. The collection was formed by bringing together paintings from churches and convents suppressed at the end of the 19th century and kept in the picture gallery of the Museo Archeologico Provinciale, founded in 1875; deposits from Apulian churches and convents; loans from the national galleries of Naples and Rome; and works purchased by the Provincial Administration.
In 1957 the De Gemmis donation arrived, largely consisting of Apulian ceramics of the 17th and 18th centuries, and in the same year a plaster-cast gallery (gipsoteca) with casts of Apulian sculpture was set up in the Castello Svevo; in 1958 the large Caleno nativity scene with about five hundred figures was donated. In 1964 the exhibition “Mostra dell’arte in Puglia dal Tardoantico al Rococò”, curated by Michele D’Elia, opened the history of the museum’s temporary exhibitions. In the 1980s the photographic archive of Vincenzo Simone, with about 14,000 glass plates, was acquired; in 1987 the Collezione Grieco, of about fifty Italian paintings of the 19th and early 20th centuries, was shown. From 2003 the Banco di Napoli has granted long-term deposit of works, mainly from Naples, from the 16th to the 19th century.
The gallery, housed on the fourth floor of the Palazzo della Provincia on the Lungomare Nazario Sauro, documents art from and related to Apulia from the 11th to the 20th century: medieval sculpture and icons, Venetian paintings, Apulian and Neapolitan works, a nucleus of paintings by Corrado Giaquinto, 19th-century painting and the Collezione Grieco.
Highlights
- “San Nicola” by Corrado Giaquinto
- “San Rocco e gli appestati” by Tintoretto
- “Sull’Ofanto” by De Nittis
- “Il ritorno” by Fattori
- “In corte d’assise” by Netti
- Collezione Grieco of 19th-century painting
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione permanente – Apulian art and art related to Apulia from the 11th to the 20th century, with medieval sculptures and icons, Venetian paintings, works by Giaquinto and 19th-century painting.
- Founded
- 1928
- Operated by
- Città Metropolitana di Bari
- Visitors per year
- approx. 20,000
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €2young people aged 18 to 25 |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Free admission for under-18s; under-12s must be accompanied. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for visitors with disabilities and a companion or a person from a health and social service. |
| Students & apprentices | freeFree admission for students and teachers of fine arts academies and relevant university courses, with proof of enrolment. |
| Groups | free per personSchool groups with their teachers enter free. |
| Combined ticket with the Museo Archeologico di Santa Scolastica | €8Valid 24 hours. |
| Audio guide | €2In Italian and English; an identity document is left on handover. |
Free admission: Free admission on the first Sunday of every month.
Visits to the temporary exhibitions are included in the ticket. Free admission also for licensed tour guides and interpreters on duty, employees of the Metropolitan City of Bari, ICOM and ICCROM members, art history teachers of upper secondary schools, journalists, people on study or research missions, staff of voluntary associations, and during events indicated as free.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 17 |
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The website has a section “Per i più piccoli” on artistic techniques (tempera and oil, fresco, stone and terracotta sculpture, woodcut).
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Urban buses lines 2 and 12 stop near the Palazzo della Provincia. From Bari Centrale station about 1 km; from Bari Marconi FS 600 m; from Bari Sud-Est FSE 500 m. From Bari Palese airport, circular line 16 to the railway station terminus.
By car
There are several paid car parks in the area.
The gallery is on the fourth floor of the Palazzo della Provincia.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Museum shop
The bookshop sells catalogues, publications, postcards, posters and other material. Art library “Michele D’Elia” on the third floor of the palazzo, with over 10,000 volumes, open by appointment Monday to Friday 09:00–13:00.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes (IT, EN) |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours for schools and associations with cultural or social aims, by telephone booking with the reception or by e-mail. The main entrance is at Lungomare Nazario Sauro 27; a side entrance is at Via Spalato 19. |
