Palazzo dei Diamanti
Palazzo dei Diamanti
4.5
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
About
The Palazzo dei Diamanti is a venue belonging to the city of Ferrara where exhibitions of international importance are held, thereby contributing to the city’s reputation as a centre of art and culture. These exhibitions are organized jointly by Fondazione Ferrara Arte, Gallerie d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Ferrara and the Settore Attivita Culturali of the Comune di Ferrara.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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Hans W
Namur, Belgium71 contributions
July 2014 • Couples
Compared to the importance of the artistic production of Ferrara during the renaissance, only few movable works of art of the highest importance are left in Ferrara. The museum in the Palazzo dei Diamanti is just a mirror of this unfortunate history. So, first of all enjoy the street Ercole D'Este. It is not spoiled by shops and it gives an impression of how a residential street for nobility and the high bourgeoisie could have felt like. This is a rare feeling.
Second, the architecture of the building is unique and interesting. The inside relatively well restored.
Third: The art collection is worth visiting. Don't overlook the 5 small El Greco paintings. They are just marvelous. Spend most of your time too enjoy the small Cosme Tura panels (hélas on two! of the great master of Renaissance Ferrara) and to discover the well represented work by Garofalo.
I was also toutched by the passion painted by Vicino de Ferrara and the works by Ortolano.
Unfortunately Dosso Dossi is also not realy represented,
The lighting and presentation of the works is below level.
Second, the architecture of the building is unique and interesting. The inside relatively well restored.
Third: The art collection is worth visiting. Don't overlook the 5 small El Greco paintings. They are just marvelous. Spend most of your time too enjoy the small Cosme Tura panels (hélas on two! of the great master of Renaissance Ferrara) and to discover the well represented work by Garofalo.
I was also toutched by the passion painted by Vicino de Ferrara and the works by Ortolano.
Unfortunately Dosso Dossi is also not realy represented,
The lighting and presentation of the works is below level.
Written 8 August 2014
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211Peter
Stockholm, Sverige27 contributions
Dec 2015 • Couples
A masterpiece of renaissance architecture, it houses the Ferrara Art museum. As this is Italy, there's Madonnas, Jesuses and Saints galore. And frescoes. It's still worthwhile to visit though...
Written 3 January 2016
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mauro1949
Verona, Italy23 contributions
Mar 2015 • Solo
it gets its name from the small pyramids on the outer walls...or even from being the house where only precious people live! the members of the ruling family are the diamonds of the Society in the 15th to the 19th centuries. Its inner Gallery of art is worth a visit because of the paintings by Ercole De Roberti and Cosmè Tura, Gentile da Fabriano and Andrea Mantegna! Renaissance is well represented here!
Written 1 August 2015
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Gavin B
Oxford, UK112 contributions
Sept 2013 • Couples
The palazzo itself is worth seeing as the walls are covered in thousands of white marble diamond shaped blocks. The building hosts the National Art Gallery of Ferrara and has a range of paintings from the medieval period up until about the 18th century (naturally the renaissance period is well represented). Although I am more a fan of modern art, the price of admission was only 2 Euros (over 65s get in for free), so it is well worth a visit. In addition, there is a space downstairs which hosts modern/contemporary art exhibitions, the next big one being Matisse in February 2014. It's only about a ten minute walk from Castello Estense, so you've really no excuse not to go! Definitely a highlight of any trip to Ferrara. Like a lot of galleries/museums in Italy, I think it is closed on Mondays.
Written 18 September 2013
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Danna968
Frankfurt, Germany166 contributions
July 2020 • Friends
We did a guided round trip through Ferrara and this building was just impressive.
With the sun behind, one can imagine a diamond. Lovely.
With the sun behind, one can imagine a diamond. Lovely.
Written 4 July 2020
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ForeignObserver2
337 contributions
Apr 2019 • Couples
We visited the special exhibition of Giuseppe de Nittis that deals with fashion around the turn of the 19th/20th Century and beautifully marries his paintings of the upper class of the time with actual physical fashion items from the same time period. We went on a Tuesday morning and had no problem getting in right away but it was already surprisingly busy with individual patrons and two school classes so it is advisable to buy tickets online for weekends or Holidays to avoid the queue. As great as the special exhibition was as much a let down was the Pinacoteca Nazionale. It basically consists entirely of religious paintings and altar pieces. So people who like this kind of thing will delight in the nicely restored specimens on exhibit but anyone else will be bored out of their skulls. No other painting style or time periods but medieval religious ones are being featured. It is the most one sided pinacoteca I have ever seen.
Written 1 May 2019
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545medva
Budapest, Hungary3,901 contributions
Aug 2015 • Couples
The building itself is worth to see. We wanted to get into the gallery, but at 2 p.m. they closed! Very unfriendly.
Written 31 August 2015
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perezavila1
Haywards Heath, United Kingdom25 contributions
July 2015
Walking distance from the centre of town, houses excelente exibitiosn of modern art. They had a large display of modernista painting including Picasso
Written 17 July 2015
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VirginiaMartha
Alexandria, Virginia43 contributions
May 2014 • Couples
Worth the walk from the main square in Ferrara, the Palazzo dei Diamanti is an unusual building with an excellent art gallery. While we were there, there was a first-rate special exhibit of Matisse figure paintings. The exhibit was of unexpectedly good quality for a city and gallery of this size.
Written 7 June 2014
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Caravanserai
London176 contributions
May 2014 • Couples
We only saw the outside but what a building! The walls covered in so many diamond shapes. We could imagine the blingy taste of the banker who built it centuries ago! Unfortunately it was closed so we couldn't see the exhibition inside - many palaces and museums are closed on Mondays
Written 11 May 2014
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Aperto tutti i giorni 9.00 – 19.00
Aperto anche Pasqua, Lunedì dell’Angelo, 25 aprile, 1 maggio e 2 giugno
Written 16 March 2019
Ma si può visitare quando non ci sono le mostre oppure è chiuso? Sul sito del palazzo non ci sono spiegazioni.
Written 3 August 2018
mpereira2017
Ferrara, Italy
Gentilissimo, il piano terra, riservato a mostre temporanee, è visitabile soltanto in occasione dell'apertura delle rassegne (la prossima sarà "Courbet e la natura", dal 22 settembre al 6 gennaio). Al primo piano si può visitare la Pinacoteca Nazionale di Ferrara, aperta tutto l'anno, da martedì a domenica dalle 10.00 alle 17.30.
Cordiali saluti!
Written 6 August 2018
Buongiorno cosa c'è da visitare all'interno?
grazie
Written 28 June 2017
mpereira2017
Ferrara, Italy
Al primo piano è possibile visitare la Pinacoteca Nazionale di Ferrara. Per maggiori informazioni sugli orari e la collezione esposta, la invitiamo a consultare la loro pagina all'interno del sito delle Gallerie Estensi di Modena.
Il piano terra è invece dedicato alle mostre temporanee organizzate dalla Fondazione Ferrara Arte. La prossima esposizione sarà "Carlo Bononi. L’ultimo sognatore dell’Officina ferrarese" e aprirà il 14 ottobre. Per consultare la programmazione completa delle rassegne può visitare il sito di riferimento di Palazzo dei Diamanti.
Cordiali saluti e buona visita
Written 10 July 2017
Quali sono gli orari di apertura?
Dal sito pare 9-19 ma in realtà apre alle 13.30?
Written 28 April 2017
Palazzo dei Diamanti
Ferrara, Italy
Salve, abbiamo appena inaugurato al piano espositivo, la mostra "Stati d'animo. Arte e psiche tra Previati e Boccioni" e sarà visitabile fino al 10 giugno 2018. Gli orari di visti sono tutti i giorni 9-19. A presto
Written 9 March 2018
salve mi chiamo giovanni diamante e sono dalla sicilia e sarei curioso di conoscere i propretari de l palazzo dei diamanti il mio numero e 3387823630
Written 9 April 2017
Palazzo dei Diamanti
Ferrara, Italy
Salve,
Palazzo dei Diamanti è di proprietà del Comune di Ferrara ed è così denominato grazie alla particolarissima forma degli oltre 8.500 blocchi di marmo che compongono il suo bugnato,
Written 8 June 2017
Buon giorno, vorrei visitare il palazzo dei Diamanti, è possibile entrare con un piccolo cane, che sta dentro un passeggino per i cani?
Written 5 April 2017
Palazzo dei Diamanti
Ferrara, Italy
Salve, dovrebbe chiamare la Pinacoteca Nazionale di Ferrara al numero 0532 205844 per questo tipo di informazioni.
Written 5 April 2017
Salve, vorremmo andare alla mostra su De Chirico il prossimo weekend. Vorrei chiedere a chi ci è stato ultimamente se i biglietti si fanno direttamente lì in biglietteria oppure occorre farli online prenotando in anticipo. Non vorremmo andare fin lì per poi magari non riuscire ad entrare per la troppa gente.grazie mille.
Written 30 January 2016
Il fine settimana conviene acquistare il biglietto on line, almeno si salta la coda della biglietteria!
Written 14 February 2016
We are coming to NY in a couple of weeks. How do we find out how and when to join these tours?
Written 20 October 2015
search the tickets online on the official site, that in order to Jump the row of the weekends. during the week will be less crowd and will be magnificient!
Written 19 August 2016
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