Galleria d’Arte Moderna Carlo Rizzarda

The Gallery of Modern Art contains wrought ironworks and decorative arts of the early 1900s.

The Gallery of Modern Art is a unique European museum with a permanent exhibition of wrought ironwork by Carlo Rizzarda and also the collection of paintings, sculptures, decorative works of art, furniture and Chinoiserie that Rizzarda had acquired to furnish his home in Milan. Moreover, thanks to the testamentary legacy of Carlo Rizzarda, master blacksmith, the gallery exhibits exquisite artwork that transports the visitor into the artistic reality of the 19th and early 20th Centuries. The artists, Fattori, Signorini, Schiele, Wildt, Casorati, Messina, and Andreotti, stand out.

The legacy of the journalist and art expert Liana Bortolon enriches the collection, with a special section dedicated to her. Here one finds remarkable works that complete the panoramic overview of art to the present day. Highlights are works by Chagall, Picasso, Sironi, Campigli, Severini, and Conti.

Completing the collection is the bequest of Franzola-Nasci, over 800 artworks of murano glass.

There is also a section dedicated to 20th Century artist from Feltre, the most famous of whom is Tancredi.

Closed on December 25th and January 1st. From Wednesday to Sunday and holidays
 10:00 – 13:00  |  15:00 – 19:00

During the summer period, the hours may vary.

Museum of wrought iron and decorative arts of the early 20th century, established through a testamentary bequest by Carlo Rizzarda and set up by architect Alberto Alpago Novello in 1938. Partially closed in the 1970s, it was reopened to the public on June 9, 2001, with a new exhibition. The «Carlo Rizzarda» Modern Art Gallery in Feltre was created by the testamentary wish of Carlo Rizzarda, one of the most important wrought iron artists of the early years of the 20th century. In 1926 Rizzarda purchased Palazzo Bovio-Villabruna Cumano, a 16th-century residence in the historic center of Feltre, with the intention of creating a museum of decorative arts in his hometown. Upon his death at only 48 years old in 1931 due to a traffic accident, the Municipality of Feltre inherited, in addition to the palace, all of Rizzarda’s wrought iron pieces stored at the villa and the artist’s workshop in Milan as well as his art collection, including paintings, sculptures, decorative art objects, furniture, and chinoiseries that Rizzarda had acquired to furnish his Milanese residence.

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Accessible restroom
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