The Graphics Museum of Pisa is a young and energetic art gallery that was only founded back in 2007 and, as a result, is very active and always has exciting temporary exhibitions and events in addition to the permanent collection. If you are an art lover who is interested in really exploring the rich history and culture of art in the city, this museum is a must for those who have found a luxury villa in Pisa and are spending time in this gem in Tuscany.
Based in the Palazzo Lanfranchi, one of the oldest noble Pisan homes, that was once home to the Lanfranchi family who were among Pisa’s ruling elite, the museum could not have a more spectacular setting. Bought by the Lanfranchi for whom it is named in 1539, the palace eventually made its way into the hands of the City of Pisa in 1952, who renovated the building between 1976 and 1980.
Based in the Palazzo Lanfranchi, one of the oldest noble Pisan homes, that was once home to the Lanfranchi family who were among Pisa’s ruling elite, the museum could not have a more spectacular setting. Bought by the Lanfranchi for whom it is named in 1539, the palace eventually made its way into the hands of the City of Pisa in 1952, who renovated the building between 1976 and 1980.
In 1958, Carlo Ludovico Ragghianti created an earlier iteration of a graphics museum that consisted of the Sebastiano Timpanaro collection donated in 1957. After an agreement between the City Hall of Pisa and the University of Pisa in 2007, the museum was given the opportunity to conserve, display and promote the collections of the Drawing and Etching Department in the remarkable location of Palazzo Lanfranchi.
Today, the museum home to works donated by individual artists, drawings donated by the Calcografia Nazionale di Roma, the Giulio Carlo Argan collection of over 600 works of art, and the collections of the Drawing and Etching Department of the University of Pisa, which is one of the first and most important public collections of Contemporary graphic in Italy. Included in the collection of prints and engravings are works by Sebastiano Timpanaro senior, Renato Birolli, Corrado Cagli, Massimo Campigli, Domenico Cantatore, Felice Carena, Carlo Carrà, Pietro Consagra, Primo Conti, Giorgio De Chirico, Pericle Fazzini, Lucio Fontana, Renato Guttuso, Carlo Levi, Mino Maccari, Mario Mafai, Giacomo Manzù, Marino Marini, Ottone Rosai, Toti Scialoja, Ardengo Soffici, Arturo Tosi, Alberto Viani, Lorenzo Viani, Giuseppe Viviani, Tono Zancanaro, Giorgio Morandi and Luigi Bartolini.
Pisa Graphics Museum
Lungarno Galileo Galilei 9, Pisa
050 2216060
Opening Hours:
Winter: Tuesday-Sunday 10am-12pm & 3pm-7pm
Summer: Tuesday-Sunday 10am-12pm & 4pm-8pm
Closed on Mondays
Tickets:
€3.00
Today, the museum home to works donated by individual artists, drawings donated by the Calcografia Nazionale di Roma, the Giulio Carlo Argan collection of over 600 works of art, and the collections of the Drawing and Etching Department of the University of Pisa, which is one of the first and most important public collections of Contemporary graphic in Italy. Included in the collection of prints and engravings are works by Sebastiano Timpanaro senior, Renato Birolli, Corrado Cagli, Massimo Campigli, Domenico Cantatore, Felice Carena, Carlo Carrà, Pietro Consagra, Primo Conti, Giorgio De Chirico, Pericle Fazzini, Lucio Fontana, Renato Guttuso, Carlo Levi, Mino Maccari, Mario Mafai, Giacomo Manzù, Marino Marini, Ottone Rosai, Toti Scialoja, Ardengo Soffici, Arturo Tosi, Alberto Viani, Lorenzo Viani, Giuseppe Viviani, Tono Zancanaro, Giorgio Morandi and Luigi Bartolini.
Pisa Graphics Museum
Lungarno Galileo Galilei 9, Pisa
050 2216060
Opening Hours:
Winter: Tuesday-Sunday 10am-12pm & 3pm-7pm
Summer: Tuesday-Sunday 10am-12pm & 4pm-8pm
Closed on Mondays
Tickets:
€3.00
