The Galleria Carlo Virgilio was founded in 1979, for the Disegni romani di figura (1800 – 1870) exhibition, considered to be one of the first national events dedicated to neoclassical and academic drawing. Since then, over a hundred exhibitions have been held there and as many catalogues have been produced by eminent Italian and European specialists. The rich documentary records of the Galleria Carlo Virgilio are the result of thirty years’ work collecting information and photographic archives on tens of thousands of subjects. The gallery’s expertise originally focussed on drawings dating from the end of the 18th century to the first decades of the 20th century. When he joined the Galleria Carlo Virgilio, art historian Stefano Grandesso expanded the gallery’s expertise to include 20th century western sculpture and painting. In addition to private collectors, the gallery counts amongst its regular visitors representatives from international institutions and museums such as the Venice Accademia, the Galleria Nazionale delle Marche in Urbino, the Reggia in Caserta, the Palazzo Mansi museum in Lucca, the Museo Napoleonico in Rome, the Louvre in Paris, the Musée Fabre in Montpellier, the Winckelmann Museum in Stendal and the Chicago Art Institute.

ORARI DI APERTURA
dal lunedì al venerdì dalle ore 16 alle 19.30
la mattina e il sabato per appuntamento