Palazzo Maffei Casa-Museo Opens in Verona with 350 Works

On February 15, 2020, Palazzo Maffei, a new house-museum, opens in Verona, Italy, showcasing the collection of entrepreneur and Cavaliere del Lavoro Luigi Carlon. Housed in a 17th-century palazzo overlooking Piazza delle Erbe, the museum features 350 works across 18 thematic rooms on the piano nobile. The collection spans Metaphysical art, Futurism, Surrealism, and contemporary pieces, including works by Boccioni, Max Ernst, Magritte, Picasso, Casorati, Morandi, Afro, Manzoni, Fontana, and De Dominicis, as well as antique art and furniture. The exhibition design is by studio Baldessari e Baldessari, with museographic concept by Gabriella Belli. Carlon, who began collecting with a 1916 De Chirico painting, plans rotating displays and educational spaces, including a library of 500 volumes. The museum aims to engage the local community and collaborate with Verona's cultural institutions.