Palazzo Gavotti, Palace in Savona, Italy

Palazzo Gavotti is a palace in Savona's historic centre, built in the 17th century over pre-existing medieval structures. Its facade on piazza Chabrol was remodelled in 1860 and carries a clock flanked by two statues by Antonio Brilla representing Savona and the Letimbro. Inside, original stairways and rooms keep ceiling frescoes by Antonio Novaro, and since 18 July 2003 the building houses the Pinacoteca civica in 22 exhibition rooms.

Palazzo Gavotti was built in the 17th century over pre-existing medieval structures. The Gavotti family owned it until 1772, when they donated it to the Opera Pia del Santuario. The Comune di Savona bought it on 12 December 1861 and made it the town hall until 1934; it also housed the municipal library from 1861 to 1894 and again from 1938 to 1985.

The Museo d'arte di Palazzo Gavotti, housed here since 18 July 2003, joins three collections: the Pinacoteca civica in 22 rooms, works of the Fondazione museo di arte contemporanea Milena Milani in memoria di Carlo Cardazzo, and the Museo della ceramica. The building takes its name from the Gavotti family, owners until 1772, when it passed to the Opera Pia del Santuario.

The palace stands in the historic centre, with a passage opened in 1863 linking via Pia to piazza Chabrol. The museum occupies 22 rooms on the upper floors, reached by the original stairways. The entrance is on piazza Chabrol, under the 1860 facade with its clock and the two statues by Antonio Brilla.

From 1863 a passage cut through the building linked via Pia to piazza Chabrol, earning it the nickname "palazzo Tunnel" until the early 1900s. The clock on the piazza Chabrol facade, flanked by Antonio Brilla's statues of Savona and the Letimbro, lost both statue heads in the restoration at the start of the 2000s.