The museum has been created inside the Giovanelli Castle integral part of the medieval village;built at the end of the 16th century.
The Contemporary Art Museum;housed in the castle since 2003;exhibits more than 220 works donated by master Alberto Meli;sculptor;and his wife;Ester Gaini Meli;painter.The museum desires to pay tribute to the artists;who;with their works;have shown a sincere attachment to their childhood traditions and a deep cultural sensibility.
The visit goes through 10 showrooms;one of which devoted to the picture-gallery;with Ester Gaini Meli's paintings;while the remaining showrooms are dedicated to the exhibition of Alberto Meli's sculpture works and sketches and also of a few famous representatives of the 19th century artistic "avant-garde" (Jean Hans Arp;Hans Richter;Jakob Probst).
Our Offers:
- guided visits
- artistic workshops for schools
- painting and sculpture courses
- Cavallina valley tours.