Casa del Burcardo, 15th century palace in Largo Argentina, Rome, Italy

Casa del Burcardo is a 15th-century palace featuring late Gothic architecture with distinctive stonework and proportions typical of that period. The structure comprises multiple sections originally designed for residential living, service functions, and support areas that reflect the needs of a prominent household.

A papal master of ceremonies from Strasbourg commissioned the palace between 1491 and 1500, incorporating elements from an older monastic complex that previously occupied the site. The building subsequently underwent transformations that eventually led to its role as a cultural institution.

Since 1932 the building has housed the Biblioteca e Museo teatrale del Burcardo, a library and museum devoted to theatre and named after Johannes Burckardt. Its collections document Italian stage history, and the name recalls the Alsatian prelate whose Italianised name, Burcardo, the palace still carries.

The building stands at Via del Sudario 44 in the Sant'Eustachio district, a short walk from Largo di Torre Argentina and its tram and bus stops. Since 1932 it has housed the Biblioteca e Museo teatrale del Burcardo, so access follows the library and museum rather than the palazzo itself. The surviving Gothic elements are best read from the courtyard and the stone coat of arms of Burckardt, a rampant dragon beneath a star.

The tower folded into the palace took its name "Argentina" from the Latin Argentoratum, Strasbourg, where Johannes Burckardt was born; he signed himself episcopus argentinensis. In 1500 torches burned on its summit for the feast of Saint Benedict, and the tower's top was cut down by the end of the 18th century.