Guided tour to the Miniscalchi-Erizzo Museum

A special guided tour at the  Museum Miniscalchi-Erizzo, in the historic center of Verona.

Wander around the rooms of an ancient palace surrounded by works of art, listen to anecdotes about how an eclectic collection was formed, observe rare and mysterious objects up close, be amazed that you have never seen them before...in short, this visit is a fascinating journey through time through five centuries, to discover a unique museum house.

The Miniscalchi-Erizzo Museum is located in a civil building located in the heart of the historic center of Verona, at the corner between via San Mamaso, along which stands the medieval part of the building, and via G. Garibaldi, where the courtyard of honor and the nineteenth century construction opens.

The construction of the palace dates back to the last quarter of the 15th century and the design is attributed to Angelo di Giovanni da Verona (1437-1508). Around 1590 the facade was frescoed, according to a very widespread taste in sixteenth-century Verona. In 1880 the 15th century building was profoundly altered following the construction of the majestic classical palace, on three floors, consisting of a central body and two sides that give shape to a large courtyard.

The noble floor appears particularly sumptuous and today houses the collections of art and archaeology represented by the many objects belonging to the domestic museum of Ludovico Moscardo (1611-1681), a collector and scholar from Verona, who arrived after the marriage between Marcantonio Miniscalchi and Teresa Moscardo (1785). There are also other nuclei of works that refer to families that were historically related to the Miniscalchi, such as the Erizzo and the Pullè. All the collections are set in respect of the stately mansion that was inhabited by the Miniscalchi family for five centuries, until 1977.

Reservation required.