Palazzo Malaspina, Neoclassical palace in central Pavia, Italy.

Palazzo Malaspina is a neoclassical residential palace in central Pavia with two contrasting facades and a formal interior layout. The entrance on Via Malaspina features a wrought iron gate flanked by decorative columns and marble busts that welcome visitors into the building.

The building began as a 16th century structure that was later completely transformed when Marquis Luigi Malaspina di Sannazaro commissioned its renovation. This major restructuring was finished by 1794 and established the palace in its present neoclassical form.

The palace's name comes from the Malaspina marquises of Pavia and Voghera, a branch of the Lunigiana family known as the "spino secco". The line ended with Marquis Luigi Malaspina di Sannazzaro (1754-1835), who left the palace and his art and archaeology collections to the city. The Sala del Regno, near the portico, has rococo stuccoes of cannons, swords, muskets, trumpets, flutes and drums, recalling the Academy of Music and Military Art gathered here by Marquis Ottaviano Malaspina in the 1660s and 1670s.

The Carlo Bonetta Library and the Historical Civic Archive are reached from the entrance at Via Valla 2 on Piazza Petrarca, not from Via Malaspina. The palace's other wing, with the five-arch portico, faces Via Malaspina at number 9. Both are public institutions with set opening hours, so check before visiting.

The Sala del Regno, near the five-arch portico, has rococo stuccoes on its vaults showing cannons, swords, muskets with bayonets, trumpets, flutes and drums. They likely recall the Academy of Music and Military Art that Marquis Ottaviano Malaspina gathered in the palace in the 1660s and 1670s.