Museum Miniscalchi Erizzo

The museum is set up inside the Miniscalchi (15th century) and Miniscalchi-Erizzo (19th century) palaces. The building from which the museum is accessed is a gem of late Gothic architecture, unique in the Veronese urban context.

The museum itinerary unfolds in the four rooms of the atrium and in fifteen halls on the first floor, each characterized by specific collections: small Renaissance bronzes, drawings by masters of the 16th century, archaeological collections, Renaissance weapons and armor, sacred art, 18th-century Venetian furnishings, antique glass, ivory, majolica, and porcelain.

The arrangement of the precious artifacts follows current museological criteria but is enhanced by the presence of paintings and antique furniture from the residence that belonged to the Miniscalchi family for five centuries.

Notable is the partial reconstruction of the Wunderkammer, the oldest in Europe, of the apothecary Francesco Calzolari (mid 16th century), the ancient library, and the domestic chapel that complete and enrich the museum path.

On the ground floor, three equipped rooms are reserved for temporary exhibitions. On the second floor, there is a conference room for 90 people and four rooms reserved for the ancient archives.