Location: Ferrara
Top Things to do in Ferrara
What to do and see in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna: The Best Art Museums
Ferrara ([ferˈraːra] listen (help·info); Emilian: Frara) is a town and comune in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, capital of the Province of Ferrara. In 2016 it had 132,009 inhabitants. It is situated 44 kilometres (27 miles) northeast of Bologna, on the Po di Volano, a branch channel of the main stream of the Po River, located 5 km (3 miles) north. The town has broad streets and numerous palaces dating from the Renaissance, when it hosted the court of the House of Este. For its beauty and cultural importance, it has been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Restaurants in Ferrara
1. Museo della Cattedrale
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4.5 based on 278 reviews
Reviewed By farhadzekavat - Ferrara, Italy
Containing huge wall curtains, some small sculptures and walls, plus huge paintings and a collection of historical and bible books. As Ferrara is a small but a compact historical city in different eras this is one of at least 3 museums must be seen if someone is interested. It is different from other Ferrarese museums.
2. Museo di Casa Romei
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4.5 based on 434 reviews
Casa Romei was built by the merchant Giovanni Romei around the mid fifteenth century, and constitutes a unique renaissance mansion in Ferrara. Original decorations from the age of its first owner, elegant courtyards, loggias, halls, make it an exceptional landmark inside the ancient city centre. During the time that the house formed part of the Monastery of Corpus Domini, the ceilings of the rooms on the first floor (XVI century), were decorated with elegant grotesques. Casa Romei became a veritable museum in 1955 and received collections of frescoes, statues and lapidaries from mostly destroyed ancient city churches and civil buildings. Therefore you can discover -inside its 15 rooms- witnesses from a forgotten town. The echoes of important artists, such as Donatello, Francesco Dal Cossa, Gregorio di Lorenzo, Bastianino, Alfonso Lombardi, make the visit inside Casa Romei an unforgettable experience of a greater interest.
3. Gallerie d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (GAMC)
4. Museo Giovanni Boldini
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4.0 based on 31 reviews
5. Pinacoteca Nazionale
6. Museo Nazionale dell'Ebraismo Italiano e della Shoah (Meis)
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3.5 based on 75 reviews
National Museaum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah, opened in December, 2017, recounts the history and culture of the Italian-Jewish community, the most ancient of the Diaspora.
Reviewed By NFKBNJ - Princeton, United States
ThIs was an eye-opening introduction to the history of Jews in Italy from the ancient world through the fascist regime. The curated historical material is fascinating and tremendously informative. The design and organization of the museum is moving and profound. The interviews with current day Ferrara jewish leaders provided tremendous insights and understanding. This is a worthwhile way to spend a morning, moving, enriching and thought-provoking.
