Imago Museum

Imago Museum occupies the former Banco di Napoli building in central Pescara. Opened in 2021, it brings several strands of modern figurative art into a twentieth-century architectural setting.

Why it matters

The museum developed through the Fondazione Pescarabruzzo's cultural programme. Its collections connect international artistic movements with Abruzzo, particularly through the Scandinavian painters associated with Kristian Zahrtmann and Civita d'Antino.

What to notice

The Scandinavian collection presents the landscape and community encountered by Zahrtmann's circle. German Expressionist works offer a different approach to figure, colour and form. The Alfredo and Teresita Paglione donation broadens the survey of twentieth-century figurative art, while a core devoted to Mario Schifano follows his experimentation from monochrome painting to later imagery.

Context and history

Built in 1933 for the Banco di Napoli, the palace belongs to Pescara's interwar development. The foundation acquired it in 2013 and adapted the former bank to museum use. Its transformation joins preservation of a modern urban building with the creation of a permanent setting for the foundation's art collections.