The Museo d'Arte di Chianciano Terme is a private art museum in Chianciano Terme, in Tuscany in central Italy. Its collections range from contemporary to Asian art.[1][2] The museum was founded Roberto Gagliardi in 2009.[3] It houses about 1000 works[1] and occupies 3000 m² in a former hotel building.[2][3] It hosts the Biennale di Chianciano.[3] The museum was inaugurated on 29 August 2009;[4] the opening date for the museum is 15 June 2016.[2]

Museo d'Arte di Chianciano Terme

Pius V by Palma il Giovane
Location within Tuscany
Established	2009
Location	Viale della Libertà 280, Chianciano Terme, Tuscany, Italy
Coordinates	43.0502°N 11.8201°E / 43.0502; 11.8201
Type	art museum
Collection size	1000
Owner	Roberto Gagliardi
Website	museodarte.org

Collection

The collection of the museum has five sections: Asian art; contemporary art, with works by Salvador Dalí, Caroline Leeds, Damien Hirst, Albert Louden, Mario Schifano and Frances Turner; drawings, with work by Luca Giordano, Guercino, Magritte, Munch, Tiepolo and Veronese; etchings, including works by Dürer, Goya, Piranesi and Rembrandt; and a historical section containing portraits[5] and an icon given by Pope Pius XII to Princess Margaret in 1949.[3]

Biennale

The Biennale di Chianciano is an exhibition held every two years at the museum.[6] It was first held in 2009.[3]

The fourth edition of the exhibition was held from 5 – 13 September 2015. Works by about 100 artists were shown in the museum, and parts of the permanent collection of the museum were displayed in other parts of the town.[7]

References

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[es] Museo de Arte de Chianciano

[fr] Musée d'art de Chianciano

[it] Museo d'arte di Chianciano