The Art Gallery was established in 1970 following the donation by Dolceacqua painter Giovanni Morscio of a selection of his own paintings preserved in his studio in Dolceacqua and a significant part of his personal collection of paintings and watercolors created by French and Italian figurative painters contemporary to him. During his long career, he indeed mingled with countless artists, often met in the salons where he exhibited (the most famous being the Salon des Indépendants in Paris), with whom he maintained a fruitful custom of exchanging works. The collection was then expanded by the Municipality starting from the 1980s, with works by interesting local authors such as Marcello Cammi and ‘Barbadirame’ (Mario Raimondo) and still continues today in this effort aimed at expanding and enriching its scope.
Already exhibited at the former Town Hall, the civic administration decided, with the contribution of the Province of Imperia, to reinstall it in the newly restored spaces of Palazzo Doria Garoscio, where most of the municipal cultural services are located.
Information about Giovanni Morscio Art Gallery
Via Doria, 10
18035 Dolceacqua (Imperia)
0184206444
biblioteca@dolceacqua.it
Source: MIBACT
