Musei di Strada Nuova - Palazzo Bianco — Attraction in Genoa

Palazzo Bianco is part of a trio of palaces, alongside Palazzo Rosso and Palazzo Doria-Tursi, which can be visited as part of the Musei di Strada Nuova. A combined admission ticket to the Musei di Strada Nuova costs 9e. There was no long line at the ticket office. I recommend starting your tour from this castle. Palazzo Bianco, also known as Palazzo di Luca Grimaldi, was built between 1530 and 1540 by the Grimaldi family, one of Genoa's influential aristocratic families. In 1658, it passed into the hands of the De Franchi family and then, in 1711, sold to the Brignole-Sale family. In 1884, the palace was donated to the city of Genoa. It was converted into a museum—the so-called pinacoteca—and opened to the public in 1892 as the municipal museum. After World War II, significant renovations were carried out. In 1950, it reopened after renovations and a reorganization of the exhibition space, designed by architect Franco Albini, who gave the exhibition layout a more modern, transparent character.

The palace is located on Via Garibaldi (formerly Strada Nuova)—one of Genoa's most prestigious streets, home to several aristocratic palaces ("Palazzi dei Rolli"), designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The building was built in the Renaissance style: a typical Genoese aristocratic urban palace, with an internal courtyard, a richly decorated interior, and ceremonial halls. After being handed over to the city and converted into a museum, the interiors were adapted to exhibition needs—the halls were transformed, and some of the decorations were restored. Albini's layout (1950) is considered exemplary for municipal museums, with a clearly planned visitor route and selection of works.

The Palazzo Bianco is Liguria's main art gallery, boasting a rich collection of paintings from the 16th to 18th centuries, with a strong Genoese presence and numerous works from northern Europe.

Main artistic movements represented: Genoese painting schools: including Luca Cambiaso, Bernardo Strozzi, Valerio Castello, Domenico Piola, Gregorio De Ferrari, and Alessandro Magnasco; artists who worked in or were associated with Genoa. Italian schools from outside Genoa: Filippino Lippi, Paolo Veronese, Caravaggio, Procaccini. Flemish and Dutch painting: Hans Memling, Gerard David, Rubens, Van Dyck; also artists less known but important in the context of artistic exchange between Liguria and northern Europe. Spanish art: Francisco de Zurbarán, Murillo.

Selected works:

Ecce Homo by Caravaggio: one of the gallery's most famous paintings. Polyptych of the Cervara by Gerard David. "Christ Giving His Blessing" (or similar) by Hans Memling. Paintings by Veronese (Venetian school) from the 16th century, representing the development of Italian Renaissance painting. Also numerous works representing the Genoese school of the 17th and 18th centuries—e.g., works by Cambias, Strozzi, Magnasco, etc.

Palazzo Bianco has 47 exhibition rooms. In addition to the permanent collection, there is the "Galeria sekundaria" (deposito), a storage room containing works that are partly off display, sometimes undergoing restoration or research. These objects are often part of changing exhibitions or rotations within the main collection. The tour is organized to showcase older Renaissance works first, then progressing through the Baroque and Genoese School, and finally Northern painting and decoration.

Palazzo Bianco is a milestone in Genoese culture—both as an example of a Rolli Palace (palazzo dei Rolli) from the era of the Republic of Genoa and as one of the most important painting galleries in northern Italy. Connected with Palazzo Rosso and Palazzo Tursi to form the "Musei di Strada Nuova," it is a key cultural and tourist destination, providing insight into the development of art, patronage, and the history of Genoa from the 16th to the 18th centuries. Albini's role in the post-war exhibition planning is also noteworthy—his approach to museum space was innovative and influenced the presentation of art in...

The Musei do Strada Nuova comprises three palaces on Via Garibaldi. They house art, interior items and are lavishly decorated with a tonne of frescoes and gorgeous details. I was there on a Tuesday morning and had the place almost to myself. A couple of the staff were incredobly friendly and chatted to me for some time about the collections and their lives. The museum is good value, only €9 euro for everything, and you could easily spend a half day looking at everything. I spent about 2.5 hours looking around. My favourite collections were the lace room and the landscapes on Palazzo Rosso. The only negative is that it is hard to find your way about, in some places staff will direct you, but it would be easy to miss something. Paganinis violin was especially tucked away. Some more signage...

...A P^alazzo Bianco si può ammirare una importante raccolta di pittura genovese, italiana e europea dal XVI al XVIII secolo: accanto ad autentici capolavori di artisti italiani (Caravaggio, Veronese), fiamminghi (Hans Memling, Gerard David, Jean Provost, Rubens, Van Dyck), olandesi (Steen), francesi (Vouet, Lancret) e spagnoli (Zurbaràn, Murillo), spicca infatti una vasta rassegna di pittura genovese dal Cinquecento al Settecento (Cambiaso, Strozzi, Piola, Magnasco)... а теперь по-русски : Палаццо Бьянко – Белый Дворец – одно из главных зданий в историческом центре Генуи. Он расположен на улице Виа Гарибальди, 11. Внутри Палаццо работает художественная галерея – одна из лучших в городе, а сам дворец вместе с прилегающими к нему Палаццо Россо и Палаццо Дориа Турси входит в состав так называемого «музейного кластера», занимающего конец Виа Гарибальди. Роскошное здание дворца было построено между 1530 и 1540 годами для Луки Гримальди, члена одной из самых могущественных семей Генуи. В 1658 году Палаццо перешло во владение семейства Де Франки, а в 1711 Федерико Де Франки, наследник знатного рода, отдал его Марии Дураццо Бриньоле-Сале, своему главному кредитору. Новые владельцы в 1714-1716 годах провели масштабную реконструкцию дворца, перестроив его в соответствии с модой того времени. Именно тогда он получил свое название – Белый Дворец – по цвету декораций фасада. Другая реставрация строения имела место после окончания Второй Мировой войны. В 1889 году Мария Бриньоле-Сале, герцогиня Галльера, последняя из членов влиятельного семейства, завещала Палаццо народу Генуи, таким образом, предопределив его превращение в общественную галерею. При этом коллекции для будущей галереи начали собирать еще до этого события – первые экспонаты были приобретены в 1887 году. Сегодня в галерее Палаццо Бьянко можно увидеть работы европейских художников 12-17 веков, в первую очередь творения мастеров из Генуи, Фламандии, Франции и Испании. Искусство 13-16 веков представлено картинами Барнаба да Модена, Людовико Бреа и Лука Камбьязо. Особое место в коллекциях галереи занимают работы Паоло Веронезе и Филиппино Липпи. Голландские и фламандские живописцы 16-18 веков представлены Рубенсом («Венера и Марс») и Ван Дайком («Вертуммо и Помона»). Из испанских художников были выбраны Зурбаран, Мурилло и Рибейра. Наконец, в галерее также можно увидеть скульптуры и фрески, собранные в различных музеях...