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MUSEUMS

  • 5 € full-price / 3 € reduced
  • 45 min.
  • Art
  • Culture
Palazzo Cassioli

 drawings, paintings, exercises, colour proofs up to the photos from that period; everything contributes in making us plunge deeply into the fascinating world of the Academy of Art of Siena (now Duccio di Buoninsegna Art Institute) and to get acquainted with the major protagonists of the 1800s. Francesco Nenci, Giovanni Rocchi, Giacomo Conti, Luigi Mussini, Angelo Visconti, Pietro Aldi, Ulisse Forni, Cristiano Banti e Cesare Maccari are some of the artists that weren’t just able to represent episodes from the ancient world and mythology but also to be conscious witnesses of their time.

If Amos excelled in his ability to execute portraits, and had prestigious commissions, as painting the Sala del Risorgimento in the Townhall of Siena, or representing the Battle of Legnano, nowdays preserved in Palazzo Pitti in Florence, his son Giuseppe applied his art to sculpture too.

He took part in several important projects as the bronze door of Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral in Florence, Gioacchino Rossini’s funeral monument, St. Luke’s Dome in Bologna. His art even travelled abroad, as he worked on an important commission in Lima.

He was the creator of the sketch that won the competition held by the InternationalOlympic Games Committee in 1927 for the realization of the medals, that were used for forty years, without modifications from the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928 to the ones in Mexico City in 1968.

Later on and up to the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, the image of the Nike, that holds the laurel leaves, designed by Giuseppe for the medal of these important acknowledegments known worldwide, was still used.

PHOTO CREDITS
Linda Frosini

Brochure Museum

 

ACCESSIBILITY
The museum is fully accessible to visitors in wheelchairs.
We look forward to seeing you!

 


 

INFORMATION

OPENING HOURS
SUMMER HOURS from 1st April to 31st October:
Saturday, Sunday and on holidays from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM / 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM

WINTER HOURS from 1st November to 31st March:
Sunday and on holidays from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM / 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Open with regular hours: December 8, December 26, January 6
Reduced afternoon hours: January 1
Closed: December 25

Open year-round, also upon request.

TICKETS
Full price: € 5,00
Reduced price: € 3,00 - residents of the Municipality of Asciano, groups of at least 10 people, visitors over 65, holders of the EduMusei Card and the APC Gold Card, visitors purchasing one or more guided tours of Municipal Museums or other archaeological sites within the Municipality.

Free - the first Sunday of the month (from November to March), residents of the Municipality of Asciano (on the second Sunday of each month), school groups and their chaperones, university students up to 26 years old with a student ID, minors under 18, people with disabilities and their caregivers, licensed tour guides and tour leaders, ICOM and CTG members, during events organized by the Municipality.

Cumulative ticket (including Corboli Museum): € 6,00

Ticket office at the Palazzo Corboli Museum (Corso G. Matteotti 122, Asciano)

WHERE
Via Fiume 8, 53041 – Asciano (SI)

CONTACTS
Tel. +39 0577 714450
Mobile: +39 348 0847875
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