Intro

The Vincenzo Vela Museum belongs to the group of the most important artists' houses of the European nineteenth century.

The Vincenzo Vela Museum, one of the most important gypsum libraries and house-museums in Europe, houses the almost complete collection of original plaster models of the sculptor Vincenzo Vela (1820-91). Originally from Ligornetto, Vela was a leading exponent of Realism in sculpture and an artist actively involved in the events of the Italian Risorgimento. In addition to Vincenzo Vela's gallery of plaster casts, exceptional for its quality and monumentality, the museum houses other important nuclei: numerous sketches in terracotta and plaster, a rich collection of drawings, an important collection of 19th-century paintings from Lombardy and Piedmont, as well as the family library and a surprising collection of period photographs. The museum's collections also include the bequests of his painter son Spartaco (1854-95) and his brother Lorenzo (1812-97), a notable ornate and animalier sculptor. The museum regularly organizes temporary exhibitions and offers a rich program of cultural mediation.

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Contact address
Museo Vincenzo Vela
Largo Vincenzo Vela
6853 Ligornetto
058 481 30 44 (ricezione)
museo.vela@bak.admin.ch

معلومات المجموعات والأسعار

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الأسعار (ابتداءً من)
Admission: CHF 12.00
Reduced: CHF 8.00
audioguide (Italian/German/English) included
schools in the canton of Ticino: free admission
other schools: CHF 3.00
guided tours (maximum 20 people): CHF 150.00 (Italian) / 180.00 (French/German/English)

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العنوان

Museo Vincenzo Vela
Largo Vela
Casella postale 8
6853  Ligornetto
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Phone  +41 (0)58 481 30 40
Fax +41 (0)91 647 32 41
museo.vela@bak.admin.ch
museo-vela.ch
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Museo Vincenzo Vela
Largo Vela
Casella postale 8
6853 Ligornetto
Phone  +41 (0)58 481 30 40
museo-vela.ch
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Opening hours

Sun, Sat 10:00 ص - 06:00 م
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 10:00 ص - 05:00 م

Tuesday through Friday:
January - May 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
June - September 10.00am - 6.00pm
October - December 10am-5pm
Saturday and Sunday 10.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.
Closed Mondays. Closed 1 January, 24,25,26 December.
Open: Easter Monday, January 6, May 1, August 15, November 1, December 8.

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