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 Entrance to the Museo Glauco Lombardi (2011) | |
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| Location | Palazzo di Riserva, Parma, Italy |
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| Coordinates | 44°48′13″N10°19′41″E / 44.8037°N 10.3280°E /44.8037; 10.3280 |
| Website | www |
TheMuseo Lombardi is a museum displaying an eclectic collection of 19th-century art and cultural works fromParma. It is located in thePalazzo di Riserva on Strada Garibaldi #5 in central Parma,Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
The museum was created by the efforts of Glauco Lombardi (1881–1971) to collect, study, and conserve the artistic and documentary heritage of 19th-century Parma under theBourbons (1748–1802, 1847–1859) andMarie Louise, Duchess of Parma (1816–1847). Many of these items were largely scattered during the period ofItalian Unification in various residences of theSavoy family. Lombardi often recovered the works from the antiquary market or in private collections.
From 1915 to 1943, the original nucleus of the Museo Lombardi was housed in the ballroom and adjacent rooms of theDucal Palace of Colorno. In 1934, Lombardi was able to buy for the museum the precious objects that had belonged to Duchess Marie Louise, grandmother of the then owner, count Giovanni Sanvitale,
TheSecond World War and post-war years brought further difficulties, and not until 1961, was theMuseo Glauco Lombardi able to reopen in new premises, within thePalazzo di Riserva in the center of Parma. From 1997 to 1999, the museum underwent a major restoration, in order to account for the new museum premises and modern and effective systems of security and display.
The collections include dresses, furniture, inkwells, engravings, jewelry, and porcelain. The museum displays a collection of 19th-century paintings from artists active or collected in Parma, includingPaolo Toschi (1788–1854),Giuseppe Molteni (1800–1867),François Gérard (1770–1837) andGiuseppe Drugman (1810–1846).
