Pinacoteca Civica

Paintings, sculptures and more

Pinacoteca Civica - Art Gallery of Como. Art from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century

Inaugurated in 1989 in the 17th-century Palazzo Volpi, the Pinacoteca (Art Gallery) houses the pictorial and sculptural works of the city’s heritage. The collection, which goes from the Middle Ages to contemporary times, was formed through bequests, donations, purchases and it documents the territory’s artwork from religious buildings, to portraiture, landscapes, genre painting, and then to 20th-century studies related to futurism, rationalism and design. The centrepieces of the collections are the 6th-century “Portraits of Illustrious Men” collection by Paolo Giovio, drawings by the futuristic architect Antonio Sant’Elia and some of the most major works by the Gruppo Como, the 20th-century “astrattisti comaschi” (a group of abstract artists from Como).

Information
Via Diaz 84, Como
Phone: +39 031 269869
Mail: musei.civici@comune.como.it

Opening hours

From Tuesday to Sunday
10 am – 6 pm
Last admission at 5.30 pm

Closing days 2024: every Monday except April 1st; January 1st - May 1st - August 15th - November 1st - December 25th and 26th

Reservations are recommended for groups or school groups by writing to musei.civici@comune.como.it

Fares
Full price € 5
Reduced price € 3
Groups minimum 15 people (each)
Children from 6 to 18 years
Senior over 70 years

Combination ticket (2 museum/cultural institutes) € 8
Family pass (2 adults + 2 children from 6 to 18 years, per museum) € 12

Free admission
Children under 6 years
Severely disabled people + accompanying person
A school teacher every 15 pupils
Registered journalists and tour guides whit valid certificate
ICOM members

Free entry days
FAI spring and autumn days (March and October)
International Museum Day (May 18th)
FAMU, Family day at Museum (October)
Patron saint of the city (August 31st)

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