Land of Art - Regione Piemonte

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Lake district
Where Nature meets Art
GPs verbania Pallanza
Lat. 45°55'17"N
Long. 8°33'03"E
GPs omeGna
Lat. 45°52'32"N
Long. 8°24'32"E
VERBANIA
PALLANZA
OMEGNA
† Lake Maggiore, Isola Bella
In this stunning corner of Piedmont, an enchanting natural
setting forms the background to equally enchanting museums
and exhibitions of paintings, sculptures and industrial
archaeology.
Museo del Paesaggio [Landscape Museum]
Verbania Pallanza - via Ruga, 44 - Ph. +39 0323 556621
Info: open Tuesdays to Sundays.
www.museodelpaesaggio.it
The Landscape Museum in Verbania Pallanza houses important
collections of sculptures and paintings, as well as
sections dedicated to archaeology and popular religion.
Painting section. Visitors may first admire 15th century frescoes,
moving then on into halls with works from the 1850s to the early
1900s , most of which depict the lakes and mountains of Verbania
and the surrounding region.
Sculpture section. This section hosts works by the Russian
sculptor Paolo Troubetzkoy (Intra, 1866-1938), by Arturo
Martini (1889- 1947) and by other artists who lived between
the 19th and 20th centuries and who worked in this area at some
time in their lives.
Popular religion section
Inaugurated in 1999, this section –
dedicated to popular religion, art and
culture – is situated in a 15th century
building, Palazzo Biumi-Innocenti,
which was assigned to the museum
by the Municipality of Verbania and
restored with EU funding. There
are 5023 painted votive offerings
(although only some are exhibited)
donated to the museum by Eugenio
Cefis, ranging from the 16th to the 20th century, and stemming from every
part of Italy and from Mexico. There
is also a collection of about 80,000
sacred images (known as “santini”)
from all over the world. The collection
can be viewed on request.
Info: +39 0323 556621