Il museo Palazzo Collicola Arti Visive is located in the historic center of Spoleto inside Palazzo Collicola, which occupies the entire western side of the homonymous square. Palazzo Collicola was one of the most important noble buildings in the city, built between 1717 and 1730 by the Roman architect Sebastiano Cipriani and residence of the noble Collicola family. After the extinction of the family, the palace was purchased by the Municipality of Spoleto in 1939. Palazzo Collicola – Arti Visive, along with the Burri Collection in Città di Catello, is the most important contemporary art museum in the region. A lively museum, an active center of contemporary art, it hosts on the first floor the legacy of Giovanni Carandente and the works of the Spoleto Prize, while temporary exhibitions are set up on the second floor. Also not to be missed is the visit to the library, bequeathed by Giovanni Carandente, which houses more than 20 thousand volumes on contemporary art. The museum, inaugurated in 2000 and then rearranged in 2010, extends through the rooms of the ground floor and first floor of the palace. Arranged in 15 rooms on the ground floor, it consists of three main sections. On the ground floor is preserved the donation of Giovanni Carandente, which includes works by internationally renowned Italian and foreign artists. The collection includes works by Alexander Calder, Henry Moore, Ettore Colla, Nino Franchina, and Pietro Consagra. Another group of works, created by artists belonging to the “informal naturalism” movement, are those acquired through the Spoleto Prize (1953-1968). A further section of the collection is represented by donations from artists and collectors and purchases by the Municipality. Among these stands out the nucleus of works dedicated to the sculptor from Spoleto Leonardo Leoncillo: included are drawings, ceramic sculptures, and maiolica that have arrived at the museum since the 1980s. On the first floor, in addition to visiting the Noble Apartment, are the rooms dedicated to temporary exhibitions. In the summer of 1962, Spoleto was the protagonist of a legendary event in the history of contemporary sculpture. On the initiative of Giovanni Carandente, the exhibition “Sculptures in the City” was organized during which the streets and squares of the historic center were scattered with 104 sculptures created by 54 of the greatest sculptors of the 20th century, including Alexander Calder, author of the Teodelapio, the first stable monumental sculpture by the American artist still in front of the railway station.
Entrance fees for Museo Carandente – Piano Nobile ticket:
Full Ticket €6.00
Reduced Ticket A €4.50 (ages 15 to 25 and over 65, groups of more than 15 people)
Reduced Ticket B €2.50 (ages 7 to 14)
Free admission up to 6 years old and for residents of the Municipality of Spoleto and holders of the Spoleto Card
Information about Palazzo Collicola arti visive – Museo Carandente
Piazza Collicola,
06049 Spoleto (Perugia)
0743 46434
info@palazzocollicola.it
https://www.palazzocollicola.it
Source: MIBACT
