The National Museum of Palazzo Mansi is housed in one of the most luxurious mansions of the town, built between the end of XVIth and the beginning of the XVIIth century.The Mansi family bought the building in 1616 and transformed it into a representative palace between 1687 and 1692: austere on the outside and sumptuous in its interiors according to the Baroque taste of the time.
When it became state property in 1965 the palace had lost most of its original furniture which had been scattered and sold on antique fairs in the middle of the past century; the magnificent first floor, however, decorated with frescoes and precious tapestries, was near to intact.
Between 1965 and 1977 the palace was restored and adapted to house a museum that was opened to the public in 1977; it also contained an Art Gallery with paintings from the Medici and Grand Dukes collections.
During the 80's renovation works on the whole structure and on the museum have been completed together with the restoration of the monumental apartments.
The lost original furniture was replaced by pieces from other town mansions and the Art Gallery enriched by acquisitions from private collections.
Today the rooms on the ground floor are used for temporary exhibitions, while the second floor hosts the exhibition of XIXth century painting from Lucca as well as the textiles section.
Tickets:
4,00 ¤
Students and teachers of Facoltà di Lettere, Beni Culturali e Architettura, younger than 18 years old and older than 65 years: free entance
People older than 18 years old and younger than 25 years: 2,00 ¤
Cumulative ticket: 6,50 ¤ (it's valid for 3 days, and it includes the entry to Museo Nazionale di Palazzo Mansi and to Museo Nazionale di Villa Guinigi): reduced (people older than 18 years old and younger than 25 years) 3,25 ¤
Opening hours:
Weekday: 8:30-19:30
Holidays: 8:30-13:30
Closed on Mondays
For further informations:
Ph: +39 058355570
Fax: +39 0583312221
Web site:
Lucca e le sue terre
