Palazzo Silva, Domodossola, History museum in Domodossola, Italy

Palazzo Silva is a Renaissance patrician house in Domodossola's historic centre, rebuilt around 1519 from a 14th-century residence for the condottiero Paolo della Silva. Its wrought-iron gate on Via Paletta opens onto the "corte dei marmi", where a pointed-arch portal stands. A spiral staircase in sarizzo stone runs from the cellars to the roof, linking every floor; fireplaces, coats of arms and window and door surrounds are in Crevoladossola marble.

The Silva family first held the rural castle of Crevoladossola, and this building served as their urban palace. Refurbishment began in 1416 under Giovanni Antonio Della Silva, father of the condottiero Paolo della Silva, who served King Francis I of France; Paolo continued the work, which lasted until 1620 under Guglielmo Silva. The palace stayed with the family until the 18th century, and in 1882 the Fondazione Galletti bought it and turned it into a museum.

The museum keeps the motto of the Silva family, Humilitas Alta Petit, carved on the marble window and door frames. Its rooms hold Ossola Valley costumes, sacred vestments, wooden sculptures and a picture gallery, alongside Etruscan and Roman finds and fragments of Egyptian mummies.

The museum opens on days and at hours set annually, and visits for small groups can be arranged on request. The entrance gate on Via Paletta leads into the courtyard known as the "corte dei marmi", where a pointed-arch portal is kept. The spiral staircase in sarizzo stone links the cellars to the roof, so all floors are reached by it.

The spiral staircase in local Serizzo granite runs from the cellars to the roof, linking every floor of the house. It was built during the refurbishment begun around 1519 by the condottiero Paolo della Silva, who served King Francis I of France. The same Crevoladossola marble carries the family motto Humilitas Alta Petit on fireplaces, coats of arms and window and door surrounds.