Musei Civici di Palazzo Pianetti

Jesi's Civic Museums occupy Palazzo Pianetti, an eighteenth-century residence whose rococo gallery, art collection and archaeological museum document the city's history.

Why it matters

The museums bring together works by Lorenzo Lotto, archaeology from the territory and contemporary art in one historic building. Their collections preserve the development of Jesi's artistic and civic life across several centuries.

What to notice

The Galleria degli Stucchi extends through the palazzo as an elaborate rococo interior. The picture gallery includes paintings by Lorenzo Lotto from 1512 to 1535, while other works represent the Renaissance and later periods. Archaeological displays include Picene funerary finds, Roman sculpture and Daunian vases. The contemporary collection includes works by Orfeo Tamburi, Corrado Corradi and Betto Tesei.

Context and history

Palazzo Pianetti was the town house of the Pianetti family and passed to the Tesei family in 1901. Angelo Angelucci reshaped its second floor in the late 1850s. The picture gallery developed from paintings gathered from local churches after the suppression of ecclesiastical property. The archaeological collection began in 1785 with Roman sculptures given to the city and moved to the palace's former stables in 2017. The contemporary collection grew from the Premio Città di Jesi, established in 1975 by Orfeo Tamburi.