A good place to while away a couple of hours in Trieste, this compact, interesting museum was certainly worth a visit, As you will read elsewhere, it is part baronial mansion, part art gallery, and has a selection of bits and pieces that provide a very enjoyable browse. On our visit, there was an attempt to counterpoint the mansion rooms with installations produced by contemporary artists. This was extremely hit and miss, and I think I'd rather have seen the rooms as they were meant to be: the installations were often simply absurd and accompanied by the most awful pretentious hoo-hah written to justify them. The worst was perhaps a light show involving a stream of luminous sand located beneath the portrait of an extremely martial gentleman which simply made it seem that the gent in question was relieving himself. Very unfortunate.The work in the music room however did manage to be very atmospheric and added something to the experience. Meanwhile, the art gallery section has some lovely pieces, and also a friendly guide who gave us an illuminating commentary on several of them. So, all in all, highly recommended.
The historic home of baron Revoltella, is a neo -Renaissance 3 floors building , expresses the elegance and wealth of it's owner through the various styles of the rooms. The pompeian room leads to the modern art gallery, one of the best I have seen.
This pallazo still has the family rooms ntact. My favorites were the library with beautifully carved wood decor and the optic room, not to be missed. In the far corner of the 2nd floor room is a built in lens to view the street, like a periscope. A similar, but different optiv view is installed on the next higher floor. Extensive art collection here can take quite a while to view in its entirety.
This is a world heritage site... full points would have been the norm, had it not been for unfortunately unclear directions on the optional iPod guide pad. However, Museo Revoltella gives a fascinating look into the old time Austro-Hungarian / Italian splendour.
this is the most important museum of the city,the first part is a beautiful trip in in the art and life of the XIX century ;the second part, build by the famous architect c.scarpa, is a intresting museum of 900 art and a great point to observe the gulf and the city.
Very nice museum with an impressive exposition of contemporary art on the top floor and unexpectedly beautiful palace on the lower floors. We were pleasantly surprised with the place!
This museum gives a glimpse into the life of wealthy Triestini in the mid 19th century. As such it is interesting, especially having read the imaginary descriptions in Jan Morris' excellent book on Trieste. However, the audio guide is pathetic, and often misleading as items it describes have been moved or removed. There is also a collection of 19th and 20th century Italian art, but we did not spend time on this.
I visited mainly the historic part of fhe museum (the other part was re-arranged). You may have an impression of the life of rich Trieste citizens in the second half of XIX century with curious details (up to the lens system, predecessor of TV camera surveillance).
The person who gave the historical contents was connected with the Suez Canal project,this wonderful house was the setting for some of Trieste's intriguing past. Added to it is an architectural gem that serves as a showcase for temporary exhibits. Presently the work of Jagoda Buic who is a Croation textile artist and set designer. Very impressive scale to building and content in a city that seems a combination of Nice and Vienna, compressed by its site and its famous wind,the Bora.
This place is billed as a museum of modern art. It is not. Most of the art is late 19th and some early 20th but there is one room of mediocre 1950s and 1960s art. Still worth a visit and was a beautiful wealthy owner's Palazzo in its day. Some striking marble sculptures, especiialy the fountain at the foot of the grand staircase. If you like art museums and grand palazzos, you will enjoy this place.