Verona Museums
Art galleries of ancient and modern art, sculpture collections, archaeological museums, frescoes detached from the walls, Roman inscriptions, natural history, collections of ancient manuscripts, antique furniture, wine and oil. In Verona you will find a museum for any interest. And often the location itself is a work of art. Ask a tour guide to create routes and itineraries within the museums of Verona.
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+39 333 2199 645 info@veronissima.com P.I. 03616420232 C.F. CPPMHL74L13L781C
Castelvecchio Museum
It's the main museum of Verona, inside a 14th century castle. Collections of medieval sculpture, a painting gallery with works by Pisanello, Paolo Veronese and major artists of Verona, collections of weapons, bells, jewels.
VISITArchaeological Museum
Founded in 1923 to house and exhibit the Roman remains of Verona and its territory, it found an evocative location in the cells, refectory, cloister of the fifteenth-century Jesuit convent of San Gerolamo, overlooking the Roman Theatre.
VISITMaffeiano Inscriptions Museum
The Veronese illuminist Scipione Maffei established it in 1745 in the evocative courtyard of the Philharmonic Academy to exhibit his rich collection of Greek-Roman inscriptions. It is one of the oldest public museums in the world.
VISITFresco Museum - Tomb of Juliet
The monastery of St. Francesco al Corso is where, according to legend, Juliet was buried. Today it houses the "Cavalcaselle" Museum of Frescoes which displays the frescoes saved from the palaces of Verona.
VISITModern Art Gallery
Inside the historic Palazzo della Ragione there is the Forti collection and the Domus/Cariverona foundation collection. More than 150 masterpieces of painting and sculpture, from the period 1840 - 1940 and with a strong link to Verona.
VISITMaffei Palace
On the main floor of the prestigious Baroque palace in Piazza Erbe is the Carlon collection, a vast eclectic selection of masterpieces by great masters with works by Boldini, Picasso, Morandi, Magritte, Duchamp, Balla and many others.
VISITUnderground Museum
Home to the International Centre of Photography, which sets up temporary exhibitions, this is an underground itinerary through the history of Verona, from Roman origin to the Middle Ages, with stone streets, mosaics, Longobard tombs, remains of municipal tower-houses.
VISITNatural History Museum
Born in 1853 in the prestigious Palazzo Pompei. It brought together collections of plants, animals, geological samples accumulated by Veronese enthusiasts since 1500. Ample space is dedicated to Bolca, one of the most beautiful fossil quarries in the world.
VISITMiniscalchi Erizzo Museum
The ancient residence of the Counts Miniscalchi Erizzo, with its Gothic-Venetian facade, frescoes and decorated rooms, transformed into an environment museum with furniture, art collections of the time, bookstores, documentary archives.
VISITCapitolare Library
The church of St. Helena and the cloister of the Canonici with the mosaics of early Christian churches, the Canonical Museum, the Chapter Library, the oldest in the world, constitute an extraordinary widespread museum complex.
VISITAfrican Museum
Founded in 1892 with the findings of the Combonian Missionaries. The works of art, objects of worship, the library with more than 20,000 volumes, the film library, the conference room, the temporary exhibitions make it a reference point for the knowledge of African culture.
VISITFor information on the museums of Verona and guided tours:
+39 333 2199 645 info@veronissima.com P.I. 03616420232 C.F. CPPMHL74L13L781C