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Pisa Museums and Pisa Art Galleries
(Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, IT)



There is an excellent selection of museums and art galleries in Pisa, Italy, with complexes including some important, historic Italian collections of art in Pisa, including painting by famous Italian artists. Exhibitions in Pisa range from large to small and many are located in beautiful Pisan buildings, right in the heart of the Pisa. Here are some of the most popular museums and art galleries in Pisa.

Pisa Museums: Museo Nazionale di San Matteo (National Museum of St. Matthew) - Lungarno Mediceo, Piazza San Matteo 1, Pisa, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)50 565 047
Located on the banks of the River Arno, the Museo Nazionale di San Matteo in Pisa is housed in the ancient convent of the nuns of San Matteo. There are interesting collections of impressive paintings and sculptures dating from between the 12th and 18th centuries.




The first rooms are devoted to sculpture and early Tuscan paintings and additional rooms contain paintings by Guido Reni, Benozzo Gozzoli, Roso Fiorentino and an important picture of Christ, painted in the early 1400s and attributed to Fra Angelico. Other highlights include a 14th-century statue of the Madonna del Latte by Andrea Pisano (a talented, local sculptor) and 14th-century altarpiece panels by Francesco Traini and Simone Martini.
Museum open: daily - 09:00 to 19:00
Museum admission: charge

Pisa Museums: Le Navi Antiche di Pisa (Lungarno Simonelli Museum) - Medici Arsenale, Ponte della Cittadella Pisa, Italy
Situated in the old Medici Arsenale, the Lungarno Simonelli Museum houses many interesting finds from ongoing excavations and restorations of ancient wooden Roman ships and riverboats, which were first discovered by builders in 1998 at the San Rossore train station. Dating back to the 1st century and buried deep in silt where the docks were once located many years ago, these ancient boats are well preserved. Many other interesting artefacts have also survived from the boats and these include clay amphorae - still sealed with 2,000 year old contents such as olives, cherries, walnuts and wines, and also the belongs of the sailors, such as leather sandals, sewing kits, even a wax writing board.
Museum open: Tuesday to Sunday - 10:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00
Museum admission: charge, free to children under 10

Pisa Museums: Museo dell'Opera del Duomo (Cathedral Works Museum) - Piazza Arcivescovado 6, Pisa, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)50 560 547
The absorbing Museo dell'Opera del Duomo is an old chapter house that is now home to a large and significant collection of sculptures, paintings and other works relating to the ecclesiastical buildings on the Piazza del Duomo. There are many rooms full of interesting exhibits, such as detailed models of the Duomo buildings, engraved glass, delicate 12th-century carvings and marble decorations, 13th-century statues by Giovanni Pisano originating from the baptistery, numerous frescoes, etchings and many other prints. Highlights include an enormous 12th-century wooden crucifix from Burgundy, with a medieval-style Christ that almost looks like modern art and an Islamic bronze griffin, which was obtained in the Crusades and used to be displayed in the Duomo's cupola before being replaced by a copy.
Museum open: April to September, daily - 08:00 to 19:40, March and October, daily - 09:00 to 17:40, November to February, daily - 09:00 to 16:40
Museum admission: charge

Pisa Museums: Museo delle Sinopie - Piazza del Duomo, Pisa, Italy
Tel: +39 (0)50 560 547
Pisa's Museo delle Sinopie houses many interesting collections and pictures. Noteworthy features include the famous Sinopie sketches (a sinopia is a monochrome sketch over which a fresco is painted) that were found under the remains of the Camposanto's ruined frescoes and reconstructions of Carlo Lasinio's 19th-century engravings of frescoes. The museum provides an insight into the different approaches taken by artists when creating these intricate paintings - some confidently sketched rough outlines as a general guides, whilst other artists spent much more time sketching the final picture in great detail, including shading. Also illustrated in the museum are how many of the images evolved and changed between the initial sketch and the finished work.
Museum open: April to September, daily - 08:00 to 19:40, March and October, daily - 09:00 to 17:40, November to February, daily - 09:00 to 16:40
Museum admission: charge

 
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