Musei civici di Palazzo Trinci

Why it matters

Palazzo Trinci houses Foligno's civic museums, whose collections span archaeology, painting, communal institutions and the history of the city's tournaments. The palace's frescoed rooms and the collections together reflect the city's medieval and Renaissance history.

What to notice

The picture gallery includes works by Giovanni di Corraduccio, Bartolomeo di Tommaso, Pierantonio Mezzastris, Ugolino di Gisberto and Niccolò di Liberatore, known as l'Alunno. Sixteenth-century paintings include works by Lattanzio di Niccolò, Bernardino di Mariotto, Dono Doni and Ascensidonio Spacca. The archaeological collection includes ceramics, bronzes, architectural fragments, urns and a stone box tomb from the necropolis of Santa Maria in Campis. The palace also preserves the Trinci family's marble collection, including a Roman stele of Cupid and Psyche. Objects related to tournaments include a wooden figure associated with the Quintana of 1550.

Context and history

The civic collections were formed in 1863, after the suppression of religious orders transferred art from monasteries and convents to the municipality. They were displayed in the church of Bethlem, moved to the town hall in 1904 and installed at Palazzo Trinci in 1936. The palace's museum collections document Foligno's art, archaeology and civic institutions; the Quintana collection reflects the history of the city's joust.