Como Civic Art Gallery
Como Civic Art Gallery, Art museum in Como walled city, Italy.
Description
The Como Civic Art Gallery occupies the Palazzo Volpi, a historic palace with ten exhibition spaces filled with artworks spanning from medieval times to the present day. The collection brings together paintings, sculptures, and drawings centered on Italian modernist creators.
History
The gallery opened in 1989 as a civic institution to preserve a collection ranging from medieval artworks to 16th-century portraits by Paolo Giovio. The Palazzo Volpi building itself dates to an earlier period and was later adapted for museum use.
Culture
The gallery holds works by artists who shaped modernism in Como and Lombardy during the 20th century. These pieces show how local creators engaged with abstract and experimental movements that spread across northern Italy.
Practical
The museum sits in central Como and welcomes visitors most days of the week during daytime hours, providing access to all exhibition areas. Wear comfortable shoes and allow several hours to see the works at a relaxed pace.
Did you know?
The collection holds rare drawings by futurist architect Antonio Sant'Elia from Como, whose radical designs shaped Italian avant-garde thinking in the early 1900s. His visionary sketches for modern cities are preserved here alongside works by other experimental artists.
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