Castelvecchio Museum
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Basic info
Type of attraction
Museum
Italian name
Museo Civico di Castelvecchio
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How to visit
Prices
Adult (26 to 65): 9,00€
Senior (over 65): 6,00€
Young Adult (18 to 25): 2,00€
Children & Young (under 18): Free*
*For children under 14 only if accompanied by an adult.
Free access
- Children & Young (under 18)
- Verona Card
Opening times
Tuesday – Sunday: 10 am – 6 pm
Last Admission: 5:15 pm
Closing days
- Mondays
- December 25 & January 1
Location
Corso Castelvecchio, 2, 37121 Verona
Public transports
From Catullo Verona Airport:
Bus 199
+ 4 min walk to Bus Terminal Fs-C5:
+ Bus 173 + 1 min walk
Bus 199
+ 4 min walk to Bus Terminal C2:
+ Bus 52 + 6 min walk
From Verona Porta Nuova Bus Station:
Terminal B3: Bus 21/24 + 1 min walk
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- Paintings Gallery: exhibits mostly medieval and renaissance paintings, but also has sections dedicated to mannerist painting and painting from the 17th and 18th centuries.
- “Madonna of the Quail”: a tempera on panel by Pisanello (c.1420). A gothic masterpiece. Set in a rose garden, a Maddonna with Child is crowned by two angels. The quail symbolizes God’s providence.
- “Madonna and Child Standing on a Parapet” an oil on panel by Giovanni Bellini (1476).
- “Contest between the Muses and the Peirides”: panel by Jacopo Tintoretto. Based on one of the episodes of Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”.
- Paolo Morando Room: a prominent Veronese painter of the Renaissance. Known for the Altarpiece of the Theological and Cardinal Virtues (c.1522).
- “Madonna of the Umbrella”: an altarpiece by Girolamo dai Libri (1530). It depicts a Virgin Mary and Child under an umbrella held by a cherubin. Standing alongside the central figures are St. Joseph, the archangel Raphael, and Tobias.
- Room of Saint Libera: exhibits Veronese sculptures from the Della Scala era, such as the statue of “Santa Libera” made by an unknown Veronese artist in the 14th century.
- Sarcophagus of Saints Sergius and Bacchus: by the School of Master Nicolao (1179); in marble with carvings depicting the death of these saints.
- Sculptures by Master of Sant’Anastasia: “The Crucifix and the Weepers”; “Santa Cecília” (detail: as patron saint of music, she holds a small pipe organ); “Santa Marta”, “São Bartolomeo” and “Santa Caterina”.
- Equestrian Statue of Cangrande I: the authorship is uncertain. Presumably created between 1340-50.
1354-1356 – Construction of the medieval castle by Cangrande II della Scala.
c.1376 – The Keep Tower is completed.
1409-1797 – Venetian period. The castle houses the military engineering academy and is used as barracks and later as a gunpowder depot.
1797-1814 – During the Napoleonic wars and occupation, the castle is damaged and undergoes some changes.
1923 – Castelvecchio is handed to the Municipality of Verona.
1924 – Under Antonio Avena (director of the Civic Museums), Castelvecchio officially establishes itself as a museum. Ferdinando Forlati oversees the restoration works.
1926 – The collections of ancient art, ethnography, medals and relics of the Renaissance housed in the Pompei Palace are transferred to the Castelvecchio Museum.
1940s – Castelvecchio suffers significant damage during the Second World War.
1958-73 – Extensive restoration works lead by the director Licisco Magagnato and the architect Carlo Scarpa.
1964 – Opening of the Castelvecchio Museum to the public.
the surroundings
- Verona Arena (450 m)
- Lamberti Tower (950 m)
- Juliet’s House (1 km)
- Basilica of San Zeno (1 km)
- Verona Cathedral (1,2 m)
- Church of Saint Fermo (1,2 km)
- Natural History Museum (1,4 m)
- Archeological Museum (1,7 km)
- Torcolina da Barca (15 m)
- La Cantina del 15 (49 m)
- Osteria il Ciottolo (170 m)
- La Figaccia (190 m)
- La Vecia Mescola (290 m)