Pavia Civic Museums

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Civic Museums of Pavia
Musei Civici di Pavia
LocationViale XI Febbraio 35, 27100, Pavia PV, Italy
Coordinates45°11′24″N 9°09′30″E / 45.19000°N 9.15833°E / 45.19000; 9.15833Coordinates: 45°11′24″N 9°09′30″E / 45.19000°N 9.15833°E / 45.19000; 9.15833
TypeArt museum and Historic site
Public transit accessPavia railway station
Websitewww.museicivici.pavia.it
The Visconti Castle, seat of the museums

The Civic Museums of Pavia (Musei Civici di Pavia) are a number of museums in Pavia, Lombardy, northern Italy. They are housed in the Castello Visconteo, or Visconti Castle, built in 1360 by Galeazzo II Visconti, soon after taking the city, a free city-state until then. The credited architect is Bartolino da Novara. The castle used to be the main residence of the Visconti family, while the political capital of the state was Milan. North of the castle a wide park was enclosed, also including the Certosa of Pavia, founded 1396 according to a vow of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, meant to be a sort of private chapel of the Visconti dynasty. The Battle of Pavia (1525), climax of the Italian Wars, took place inside the castle park.

The Civic Museums of Pavia include the Pinacoteca Malaspina, Museo Archeologico and Sala Longobarda, Sezioni Medioevale e Rinascimentale Quadreria dell’800 (Collezione Morone), Museo del Risorgimento, Museo Robecchi Bricchetti, and the Cripta di Sant’Eusebio.[1]

Collections[]

The Pinacoteca Malaspina and the collections of paintings until 1800 include the following works:[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Official site for Musei Civici.
  2. ^ Pinacoteca Malaspina, works on display.

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