Palazzo Bracci Pagani, Renaissance palace and natural sciences museum in Fano, Italy

Palazzo Bracci Pagani is a Renaissance building that combines two separate structures connected along two major streets in Fano. The facades display exposed brick walls alongside decorative details from different periods, creating a layered appearance across both buildings.

The palace results from joining a 16th-century building on Corso Matteotti, inherited by Arnolfo Pagani, with a 17th-century one on via Arco d'Augusto sold by the Corbelli to Diana Bracci. After Diana's death in 1924, the palace passed to the Congregazione di Carità and later to the Comune di Fano; in 2011 it was sold at auction to the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Fano, which restored it between 2013 and 2015.

The palace is named after Diana Bracci and Arnolfo Pagani, the couple who joined the two buildings; their names remain attached to the property. Today the rooms host exhibitions and cultural events and are partly named after notable figures of Fano. The natural science museum, run by the Circolo culturale Castellani, displays minerals, fossils, archaeological finds, old devotional cards, coins and ethnographic objects.

The entrance is on Corso Matteotti, at the corner with via Arco d'Augusto, where the building shows a chamfered edge. From the entrance a 18th-century androne leads to the staircase, built in the same century to join the two former houses and resembling the stair of the Federiciana Library. The museum rooms occupy the ground and first floors.

The inner courtyard serves as an active venue for cultural events and houses several specialized collections. Visitors can discover minerals, historical coins minted in Fano itself, and ethnographic objects from around the world.