The Belluno Civic Museum is celebrating 150 years: an important milestone for an institution that preserves the historical and artistic memory of the city and its territory!
Established in 1876 in the Palazzo dei Giuristi, in a climate of renewed civic pride after the annexation to the Kingdom of Italy, the museum has grown over time thanks to the generosity of families and collectors, and today lives on thanks to the commitment of professionals and many passionate volunteers.
To celebrate its 150th anniversary, from April to September 2026, the Museum is offering a series of conferences at Palazzo Fulcis to rediscover together the roots, masterpieces, and stories of a civic institution and its community. The calendar of conferences is available on the museum's website: www.mubel.comune.belluno.it
Here is the program:
April 24, 2026, 6:00 PM: The Birth of Civic Museums in 19th Century Veneto; Gian Maria Varanini, previously University of Verona
May 15, 2026, 6:00 PM: Osvaldo Monti and the Birth of the Belluno Civic Museum; Orietta Ceiner, Historical Archive of the Municipality of Belluno
Carlo Cavalli, Belluno Civic Museum
May 22, 2026, 6:00 PM: In the Footsteps of Bartolomeo Montagna in Veneto; Francesca Meneghetti, Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the provinces of Verona, Rovigo, and Vicenza; Alessandro Martoni, Civic Museums of Vicenza; curators of the volume Bartolomeo Montagna. Works in Veneto, Scripta editions, Verona 2025; will be introduced by Carlo Cavalli, Belluno Civic Museum
May 29, 2026, 6:00 PM: Antonio Solario venetus: questions and works of a traveling painter; Emanuele Castoldi, art historian
June 12, 2026, 6:00 PM: At the Origins of the Museum: Collecting in Belluno in the 19th Century; Aurora Frescura, art historian
July 15, 2026, 6:00 PM: Ippolito Caffi and Belluno: from collections to the museum; Massimo De Grassi, University of Trieste
September 11, 2026, 6:00 PM: The Belluno Museum and the Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice; Silvia Salvini, Gallerie dell’Accademia in Venice
Carlo Cavalli, Belluno Civic Museum
September 18, 2026, 6:00 PM: The Belluno Museum and the Protection of Cultural Heritage in the Region; Marta Mazza, Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the Provinces of Padua, Treviso, and Belluno
September 25, 2026, 6:00 PM: At the Origins of the Belluno Museum: Interest in Prehistory and Protohistory of the Region; Anna Angelini, G. Angelini Foundation; Valentina Donadel, Civic Museums of Vicenza
Entry to the conferences is free until all seats are filled, but reservation is required.
For information and reservations: 0437 913323; prenotazionimuseo@comune.belluno.it
