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Carrara Academy

More than three hundred works, including paintings and sculptures, draw the exhibition itinerary of the Carrara Academy and offer a journey through five centuries of Italian art history, from the Renaissance to the 19th century.

Accademia Carrara, is an important city museum that stands out in the Italian art scene for the identity and quality of its heritage.
Guardian of the great names in art history included between the 15th and 19th centuries, Pisanello, Foppa, Bellini, Mantegna, Crivelli, Botticelli, Raphael, Titian, Fra Galgario, Tiepolo, Canaletto, Hayez, Pellizza da Volpedo, Accademia Carrara boasts among the world’s most important corpus of works by Lorenzo Lotto and Giovan Battista Moroni, as well as a portion of the Visconti Sforza deck of tarot cards.

Major exhibitions, study projects , and ongoing research demonstrate vibrancy and dynamism, confirmed by the many updating activities, conservation campaigns , and restoration work that the Museum conducts.

Carrara also engages diverse audiences through special projects developed by the Educational Services, committed to making the Museum a space of inclusion, which focuses on the themes ofchildhood, families, and schools, as well as fragility and welfare or art as care and well-being .

Since 2024, The PwC Gardens, a green sharing space of more than 3,000 square meters, has been inaugurated, complementing the Museum’s offerings by bringing art, culture, leisure and food into dialogue with the offerings of Bù Bistrot in Carrara.

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The Carrara holds 1,587 paintings, 132 sculptures, a significant collection of drawings, prints and precious nuclei of decorative arts, from fans to porcelain, from bronzes to medals. A varied and surprising itinerary, punctuated by authentic masterpieces of Italian art.

Masterpieces not to be missed

The elegant profile of Leonello d’Este painted by Pisanello and Botticelli‘s Portrait of Giuliano de’ Medici. Andrea Mantegna ‘s moving Madonna and Giovanni Bellini‘s richly human Madonna. Raphael‘s unforgettable St. Sebastian, with his dreamy gaze, and the real faces of the characters portrayed by Giovan Battista Moroni or Piccio.

The silence of Baschenis‘s still lifes, Fra Galgario‘s pigments and lacquers. And again Lorenzo Lotto, Titian, Tiepolo, Canaletto, Guardi. The great Italian tradition of painting continuing into the 19th century: from Hayez to Previati to the poignant face of Santina Negri, painted by Giuseppe Pellizza da Volpedo, which closes the visit to the picture gallery.

Cultural events and activities

Accademia Carrara is also events. It is dynamism, liveliness. It is presence of different languages. It is a cultural proposal that is open to forms of artistic contamination capable of completing the museum’s offerings. Concerts, theatrical performances, conferences and study seminars, but also private events, gala dinners, corporate meetings and representative occasions. Accademia Carrara is an open space and a unique location. It is the right place to experience the beauty of art in all its dimensions.

Friendship – Membership

Accademia Carrara’s friendship projects for individuals and corporate memberships are aimed at art enthusiasts, friends and supporters. They entitle them to a range of exclusive benefits and offer the chance to establish a direct and privileged relationship with the life of the museum.

The Carrara Academy works to open the doors of the museum to as many people as possible, to break down visible and invisible barriers. Indeed, we believe it is a place of discovery, personal growth, and social inclusion open to the world. A place of active and lifelong learning where people are passionate and have fun.

An educational and intercultural vocation that of the Carrara Academy, which every day offers new opportunities to learn about the historical artistic heritage.

Museum educational services

Guided and animated tours, workshops, readings, storytelling: the Educational Services design ad hoc activities in order to establish a positive and fruitful dialogue with adults, children, people with disabilities, families, and tourists, offering interpretation opportunities for a museum in tune with the needs of its users.

Opening times

Daily: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Tuesday closed

Special evening openings: every last Friday of the month

Last entry: 45 minutes before closing time

Where it is located

Giacomo Carrara Square, 82, 24121, Bergamo, Bergamo

Accessibility information

Public transportation

  • k:Fermate dei mezzi pubblici nelle vicinanze (bus, treni, traghetti ecc) Yes
  • k:Indicare il link a maps Click here
  • k:Il sito web della società di trasporto riporta informazioni sull’accessibilità del servizio per passeggeri con disabilità Yes
  • k:Se sì, indicare i link Click here
  • k:Distanza indicata da maps da stazione a struttura 2.1 km

Parking lots

  • k:La struttura è dotata di un parcheggio privato per i clienti No
  • k:Link maps parcheggi nelle vicinanze della struttura Click here
  • k:Note Presence of 3 parking areas in the vicize of the Carrara Academy: Predaparking and Park Palasport parking in Via A. Pitentino, Preda parking in via Suardi

Elevator tab

  • k:Quali piani della struttura collega 0-1-2
  • k:Altezza pulsantiera esterna cm 98 cm
  • k:Larghezza cm 94 cm
  • k:Profondità cm 127 cm
  • k:Presenza specchio Yes
  • k:Tipologia specchio wall mounted, no full figure
  • k:Altezza massima cm 111 cm
  • k:I numeri e i pulsanti sono contrastati cromaticamente con lo sfondo Yes
  • k:Altezza campanello emergenza cm 98 cm
  • k:È utilizzabile in autonomia Yes
  • k:Larghezza porta ingresso cm 91 cm

Toilet tab

  • k:A che piano sono collocati i servizi igienici 0;1;2
  • k:Al piano dei servizi igienici bisogna superare gradini per fruire dei wc No
  • k:I servizi igienici sono attrezzati per persone con disabilità Yes
  • k:Presenza antibagno No
  • k:Larghezza porta 90 cm
  • k:Se sono al piano interrato o piani superiori, come si raggiungono elevator
  • k:Presenza fasciatoio yes
  • k:Quali tipologie di bagno sono presenti man; woman; man/woman/disabled person
  • k:Larghezza porta 90 cm
  • k:Il tratto dall'ingresso al bagno presenta barriere/ostacoli No
  • k:Presenza fasciatoio Yes
  • k:Tipologia lavandino suspended
  • k:Lavandino altezza da terra 83 cm
  • k:Lavandino spazio di fronte al lavabo 131 cm
  • k:Lavandino spazio tra esterno lavabo e rubinetto 35 cm
  • k:Area sotto il lavandino è libera Yes
  • k:Presenza specchio Yes
  • k:Specchio inclinabile No
  • k:Specchio d’ingrandimento No
  • k:Tipologia WC wall-hung toilet
  • k:Altezza WC 51 cm
  • k:Spazio frontale WC 139 cm
  • k:Spazio sx WC 72 cm
  • k:Spazio dx WC 37 cm
  • k:Sciacquone side button
  • k:Presenza doccia No
  • k:Presenza vasca No

Input

  • k:Campanello No
  • k:Tipologia di porta Access door to the building
  • k:Tipologia di porta Access door to the building
  • k:Ingresso secondario per persone con disabilità yes
  • k:Ne è segnalata l’esistenza Yes
  • k:Descrizione percorso per raggiungere questo ingresso secondario The secondary entrance for people with disabilities is located to the left of the main entrance door and can be reached by walking down the fixed ramp present to the left of the courtyard access gate
  • k:Ci sono gradini esterni all’ingresso Yes
  • k:Se sì, indica altezza parte più bassa 80 cm
  • k:Quanti 5-3
  • k:Altezza gradini esterni all'ingresso 15 cm - 16 cm
  • k:Se rampa mobile/fissa inclinata, indicare pendenza e lunghezza >8%-0

Horizontal mobility

  • k:Su di uno stesso piano esistono gradini isolati (non rampe di scale) Yes
  • k:Quanti gradini 3
  • k:Ci sono passaggi inferiori a 90 cm No
  • k:Se alcuni piani non sono accessibili, l’utilizzo di quelli accessibili consente comunque una piena fruizione dei servizi Yes
  • k:Quanti gradini 3

Restaurant tab

  • k:E' presente il ristorante Yes
  • k:Ci sono gradini all’interno No
  • k:Tipologia tavoli suspended
  • k:Base tavolo centrally planned
  • k:Altezza sedie 44 cm
  • k:Sono previste opzioni per persone con esigenze alimentari specifiche upon request
  • k:Il menu è scritto con font ben leggibili, grandi, con buon contrasto testo-sfondo Yes
  • k:Il menu può essere scaricato su smartphone website
  • k:Sono presenti servizi igienici Yes
  • k:A che piano si trova il ristorante 2
  • k:Ci sono ostacoli/barriere per raggiungere il ristorante No
  • k:Larghezza porta di ingresso 91 cm
  • k:Tipologia porta suspended
  • k:Altezza maniglia 117 cm

Hospitality and useful services

  • k:Biglietteria: altezza bancone 118 cm
  • k:Altezza sedute 42

Supports and services for people with mobility disabilities

  • k:Ingresso a pagamento Yes
  • k:È necessaria la prenotazione Yes
  • k:Recapiti prenotazione +39 035 234396 (Extension 2)-servizieducativi@lacarrara.it
  • k:Impianto con sistema di amplificazione a induzione magnetica No
  • k:Video chat con interprete LIS a distanza Yes
  • k:Video-guide Yes
  • k:Agevolazioni tariffarie per persone con disabilità (sconti, gratuità ecc) Yes
  • k:Altri strumenti tecnologici/multimediali che favoriscono la fruibilità per persone con disabilità More
  • k:Specificare quali strumenti Tactile sculptural reproductions of some works in the museum; tactile reproductions of some paintings (Minolta technique)
  • k:Vengono proiettati dei video Yes
  • k:Esplorazione tattile delle opere in originale o di loro copie Yes
  • k:Specificare Tactile sculptural reproductions of some works in the museum; tactile reproductions of some paintings (Minolta technique)
  • k:Se sì, specificare tipologia di agevolazione Admission is free for people with disabilities. Reduced ticket (8 euros) per accompanying person.
  • k:Disponibilità di carrozzine o altri ausili per la mobilità Yes
  • k:Se sì, specificare tipo, numero e costo eventuale noleggio Availability of 2 wheelchairs and 25 stools
  • k:Presenza di personale con formazione specifica sulle esigenze dei visitatori con disabilità Yes
  • k:Se sì, specificare per quali disabilità Specific training dedicated to reception staff, in-house staff and museum guides. Dr. Valeria Bottalico is in charge of the museum's accessibility projects.
  • k:Visite guidate e/o attività didattiche fruibili anche da persone con disabilità Yes
  • k:Se sì specificare per quali disabilità Specific projects for: people with Alzheimer's ("Preserving Memories" in collaboration with other organizations in the area such as the Alzheimer's Center of Excellence in Gazzaniga); people with Parkinson's ("Dance Well"); blind people ("Tactile Values: the Carrara Academy told by blind people"); deaf people ("Visits

Exhibition route

  • k:Su quali piani sono ubicate le sale 1 - 2
  • k:Descrivere come si svolge il percorso espositivo The second floor of the museum houses temporary exhibitions. On the second floor, the exhibition route extends into several consecutive rooms. The descriptions to the paintings are 66 cm above the ground and feature a QR code that links to the description of the respective reference work. The minimum passage inside the halls has a width of 146 cm.

Orientation signs

  • k:Frecce direzionali a caratteri grandi (almeno 7 cm) e con alto contrasto No
  • k:Testo-sfondo con simboli semplici, ben contrastati, ad altezza occhi, di dimensione medio-grandi No

Safety Exits

  • k:I percorsi di emergenza sono segnalati Yes

Vertical mobility

  • k:Numero piani in cui si sviluppa la struttura 3
  • k:I piani interrati o quelli superiori sono raggiungibili con elevator

Useful information

Giacomo Carrara Square, 82, 24121, Bergamo, Bergamo
info@lacarrara.it
Closed
Mon
10:00 - 21:00
Tue
Closed
Wed
10:00 - 19:00
Thu
10:00 - 19:00
Fri
10:00 - 19:00
Sat
10:00 - 19:00
Sun
10:00 - 19:00
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+39 035234396
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