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In the centre of Vicenza, art amidst the wonders of the Baroque style
The first Intesa Sanpaolo museum, Palazzo Leoni Montanari hosts the Bank’s precious Venetian eighteenth century and Russian icon collections. Opened to the general public in 1999, the museum holds temporary exhibitions and cultural initiatives for visitors of all ages.
Inside a stunning Baroque building that surprises every visitor with its extravagant structure and decorations in a city that is the birthplace of Palladian architecture, the Gallerie d'Italia host temporary exhibitions ranging from antiquity to contemporary art, inspired by the myths represented in the iconographic scenes painted on the building’s walls and in an attempt to create a dialogue with the museum’s permanent collections.
As part of the project for the enhancement of the Bank's collection of Attic and Magna Graecia pottery, a thematic exhibition featuring a specific group of works is proposed every year. Discover the museum’s unique offer of exhibitions and cultural initiatives.
The collection of Venetian 18th century paintings, with the ironic genre paintings of Pietro Longhi and the airy canvases of the veduta painters, offers an eye-opening look at the final magnificent period of the Republic of Venice.
The collection of Russian icons, one of the most important in the West, displayed with new exhibition criteria, takes visitors on a visual journey into the realm of orthodox spirituality. The building itself is also a treasure trove of exceptional beauty: an invitation to learn about the history of local patronage and the ancient myths used to represent it, in particular through the “tutelary deities” Apollo and Hercules. Get ready to be amazed.
The building dates to around 1676 when Giovanni I Leoni Montanari had a sumptuous residence built in the historic centre of Vicenza, near the Dominican church of Santa Corona, then one of the beating hearts of the city's religious and cultural life.
A place of discovery, growth and inclusion: at Gallerie d’Italia - Vicenza, children, students, people with physical, cognitive or sensory impairments, and foreign nationals, will all find a place in which to explore and discover something new.
