Galleria Parmeggiani

Galleria Parmeggiani is an art museum housed in a Gothic-Renaissance palace with seven gargoyles adorning its facade, featuring collections from the 19th century. The rooms display paintings, furniture, textiles, and decorative objects arranged across four main exhibition areas plus temporary displays upstairs.

Luigi Parmeggiani built this palace in 1924 to house and display his art collection. The holdings include pieces from the Marcy workshop and paintings by the artist Ignacio Leon y Escosura.

The rooms are arranged symmetrically around a central hall with a large skylight, displaying Italian paintings, furniture, ceramics, and metalwork collected over decades. This layout reflects how wealthy collectors organized their homes to showcase their tastes and acquisitions.

The museum is organized across four main galleries: the central hall, the Jewel Room, the Arms Room, and the Escosura Rooms, with rotating exhibitions on the upper floor. Visitors benefit from taking a leisurely pace through the rooms to notice the details of how the spaces are decorated and furnished.

The entrance portal dates from the 15th century and originally belonged to the Palazzo Mosen Sorell in Valencia before being relocated here. The striking red wooden door behind it creates an eye-catching contrast against the historic stone of the portal.