Opened in the spring of 1999 in its new layout on the first floor of a suitably renovated building, which previously housed a kindergarten, it brings together the civic historical-artistic collections, starting with the Antiquarium which was established in 1983 in the municipal residence with the aim of documenting the historical evolution of the territory from prehistory to the Middle Ages and of the town of Castel Bolognese, founded as a new center in the last decades of the 14th century. The archaeological section offers finds related to the first settlements in the castle area, represented by lithic artifacts belonging to the oldest phase of the Paleolithic cycle. Bronze Age ceramics and earthenware, glass, and metal materials from villas, necropolises, and scattered settlements of the Roman age paint an almost complete picture of the settlement of the Senio valley. Due to their rarity, some silver and gilded silver jewelry, related to types used by the Ostrogothic populations, found during the exploration of a 5th-6th century AD necropolis on the outskirts of the inhabited center, are noteworthy. The medieval section consists of ceramics and other objects (dating from the 14th to the 16th century) recovered during excavations in the urban center, the surrounding territory, and the area of Sant’Angelo in Campiano, where the ancient parish church dependent on the Diocese of Imola, already standing before the 9th century AD, was almost entirely destroyed following damage suffered during the Second World War. The artistic section houses paintings, drawings, enamels, medals and plaques, ceramics dating from the 16th to the 20th century, focusing especially on some figures of local artists: Giovanni A. Antolini, Cassiano Balducci, Fausto Ferlini, and the ceramist Angelo Biancini. The main groups are represented by the works of Giuseppe Guidi and Giovanni Piancastelli, first curator of the Borghese Gallery in Rome, a city where he lived for a long time and became especially known as a portrait painter. About fifty works by Piancastelli (1845-1926) are exhibited, including paintings and drawings mainly of Franciscan subjects, coming from the local Capuchin convent. The museum’s heritage is completed by memorabilia related to the luthier Nicola Utili (1888-1978), a native of Castel Bolognese. The workshop tools, instrument templates, various objects, and a personal violin illustrate the work of the luthier, specialist in the construction of violins without corners.
Information on Civic Museum of Castel Bolognese
Viale Umberto I, 50,
48014 Castel Bolognese (Ravenna)
0546655827
cultura@comune.castelbolognese.ra.it
Source: MIBACT
