Art Museum

Museo Civico Pier Alessandro Garda

Ivrea (TO)
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The former monastery of Santa Chiara in Piazza Ottinetti houses the Museo Civico Pier Alessandro Garda, with its valuable collections of archaeology, oriental art and paintings. In the renovated layout completed at the end of 2013, the museum presents the three sections that make up the museum itinerary.

The archaeological section gathers evidence of the city and its territory from the Neolithic age to the late medieval period.
The Oriental collection is the fruit of the personal collection of Pier Alessandro Garda, consisting of over 500 works donated to the city in 1874, and the collection of Palazzo Giusiana, the museum's first home.

The collection contains a rich variety of objects made of different materials: metal, porcelain, lacquer, paper, silk, wood, bamboo, ivory and glass dating from the Edo and early Meiji periods.
The Croff collection consists of paintings by artists fundamental to the history of Italian art donated by Mrs Lucia Guelpa.

There are about fifty paintings and drawings, including some true masterpieces: the 14th-century painting Crucifixion with Saints by Giovanni del Biondo, the intense Portrait of a Man by Annibale Carracci, the famous La Superbiosa by Filadelfo Simi, the unusual Peaches on the branch and Woods of laurels by Giorgio De Chirico, and the masterful Portrait of Cinciarda by Pietro Annigoni. The museum hosts exhibitions.


Hours:
Monday: closed
Tuesday: 09:00 - 13:00 | 15:00 - 18:00
Wednesday: 09:00 - 13:00 | 15:00 - 18:00
Thursday: 09:00 - 13:00 | 15:00 - 18:00
Friday: 09:00 - 13:00 | 15:00 - 18:00
Saturday: 09:00 - 13:00 | 15:00 - 18:00
Sunday: 09:00 - 13:00 | 15:00 - 18:00

Additional information opening hours:

Mondays and public holidays closed; last entry half an hour before closing time

Additional information about extraordinary openings and closings:
extraordinary openings in connection with events or special requirements
NB: Information may vary. Always check the museum website for up-to-date times and fees.

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Services and accessibility

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Exhibitions in this location

Plots

Journey through the memory of the former 'Giovanni Cena' Institute
The exhibition TRAME represents an exciting and profound journey into the collective memory of the city of Ivrea, through the...
Museo Civico Pier Alessandro Garda
Ivrea (TO)
27.09.2025 - 26.10.2025

Olivetti and the Magnum photographers

Wayne Miller - Erich Hartmann - Henri Cartier-Bresson - Sergio Larrain
The exhibition Olivetti and the Magnum photographers opens up an extraordinary insight into the collaboration between the Olivetti industry and...
Museo Civico Pier Alessandro Garda
Ivrea (TO)
13.04.2025 - 26.10.2025

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