Pinacoteca nazionale di Sassari

About the museum

The Pinacoteca nazionale is located in the historic centre of Sassari, in Piazza Santa Caterina, in the former Jesuit College of Canopoleno, a building erected between the late 16th and the early 17th century next to the ancient church of Gesù e Maria, today Santa Caterina. Over time the complex served as a boarding school and as the seat of schools, and was later abandoned. It was acquired by the State in the 1980s and restored to house works of art that came to the State through donations and bequests.

The museum opened in December 2008. Arising mainly from the bequest of the Sassari collector Giovanni Antonio Sanna, it holds more than 400 works across three floors, arranged by theme and in chronological sequence: religious painting from the Middle Ages, with the Master of Ozieri and the Master of Castelsardo; 17th- and 18th-century paintings from the Sanna collection; the 19th-century section opened by Giovanni Marghinotti; and rooms devoted to the leading figures of Sardinian painting from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.

Among the names represented are Giuseppe Biasi, Filippo Figari, Mario Delitala, Antonio Ballero, Stanis Dessy and Eugenio Tavolara. Since 2022 a room has been dedicated to the Sassari painter Edina Altara. The museum is managed by the Regional Directorate of National Museums of Sardinia of the Ministry of Culture.

Highlights

• Wooden Crucifix of San Sisto and Florentine triptych of the 14th century
• 16th-century panels by the Master of Ozieri
• 17th- and 18th-century paintings from the Giovanni Antonio Sanna collection
• Sardinian painters of the early 20th century: Biasi, Figari, Delitala, Ballero
• Room dedicated to Edina Altara

Permanent exhibition

• Collezioni permanenti della Pinacoteca – Paintings from the Middle Ages to the 20th century across three floors, with a section of Sardinian painters and prints.

Founded

2001

Operated by

Ministero della Cultura – Direzione regionale Musei nazionali Sardegna

Visitors per year

approx. 5,139

Admission & discounts

Full-price ticket €2 according to the tourist portal of the Municipality of Sassari; reductions are not stated.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• 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

The tourist portal of the Municipality of Sassari describes the site as accessible.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The museum entrance is at Via Canopolo 7; the building is in the historic centre, between the church of Santa Caterina and the Palazzo Ducale.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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