Museo Vincenzo Vela
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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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General information
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Museo Vincenzo Vela
Largo Vincenzo Vela 6853 Ligornetto 058 481 30 44 (ricezione) museo.vela@bak.admin.ch |
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Group & pricing information
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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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Address
Museo Vincenzo Vela
Largo Vela
Casella postale 8
6853
Ligornetto
Switzerland
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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