Ricci Oddi Modern Art Gallery
The Ricci Oddi Modern Art Gallery (Galleria d’Arte Moderna Ricci Oddi) is a picture gallery in Piacenza, in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy, dedicated to modern painting. Built around the collection assembled by Giuseppe Ricci Oddi, it gathers Italian works largely from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The gallery is housed in a purpose-built museum in the centre of Piacenza and is among the city’s principal cultural institutions.
At a glance
- Type
- Modern art gallery (pinacoteca)
- Period
- Modern art; gallery of the early 20th century
- Style
- Purpose-built museum gallery
- Location
- Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Overview
The Ricci Oddi Gallery is a picture gallery in Piacenza devoted to modern art. Its holdings are built on the collection of the local collector Giuseppe Ricci Oddi. The works on show focus on Italian painting of the modern period.
History
The gallery was founded to preserve and display the modern art collection formed by Giuseppe Ricci Oddi, who gave his collection to the city. A dedicated building was created to house the paintings in a sequence of well-lit rooms. The institution has since become a fixture of Piacenza’s cultural life.
What you see
Inside, visitors move through galleries hung with modern Italian paintings, principally of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The display reflects the taste and choices of the founding collector. The purpose-built rooms were designed to present the works to good effect.
Cultural significance
As a single-collector gallery preserved largely intact, the Ricci Oddi offers a coherent picture of Italian modern art as gathered by one connoisseur. It is one of Piacenza’s most important museums and a notable resource for the study of modern painting.
Practical information
The gallery is open to the public as a museum, with opening hours and admission set by the institution. Check the official website for current times and tickets before visiting.
Getting there
The gallery is in central Piacenza, a city served by rail on the Milan–Bologna line and by motorway. From Piacenza station the museum is reached on foot or by local bus through the historic centre.