Museo di Casa Romei
Museo di Casa Romei
4.5
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8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Monday
8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
Thursday
2:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Friday
2:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Saturday
2:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Sunday
8:30 AM - 2:00 PM
About
Casa Romei was built by the merchant Giovanni Romei around the mid fifteenth century, and constitutes a unique renaissance mansion in Ferrara. Original decorations from the age of its first owner, elegant courtyards, loggias, halls, make it an exceptional landmark inside the ancient city centre. During the time that the house formed part of the Monastery of Corpus Domini, the ceilings of the rooms on the first floor (XVI century), were decorated with elegant grotesques. Casa Romei became a veritable museum in 1955 and received collections of frescoes, statues and lapidaries from mostly destroyed ancient city churches and civil buildings. Therefore you can discover -inside its 15 rooms- witnesses from a forgotten town. The echoes of important artists, such as Donatello, Francesco Dal Cossa, Gregorio di Lorenzo, Bastianino, Alfonso Lombardi, make the visit inside Casa Romei an unforgettable experience of a greater interest.
Duration: 1-2 hours
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Doina-Elena G
Vaslui, Romania9 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2017 • Couples
If you want to know something about history of Ferrara city you need to visit Casa Romei.Ticket price 3 euro/1 adult
Written August 14, 2017
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Adrian Y
Leiden, The Netherlands631 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2015 • Couples
A 15th century secular house is rare to see, making this house worth a visit. Plenty of explanation in English.
Written August 13, 2015
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Dario Wolf
San Giuliano Milanese, Italy140 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2018
Casa Romei is the only building in Ferrara that still manages to convey the charm and atmosphere of an elegant building built between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
Around 1440 Giovanni Romei, a wealthy merchant, landowner, banker and official of the Este house, began the construction of his domus magna in the heart of Ferrara. In the beautiful courtyard and in the frescoed decorations of the rooms and the loggias late-Gothic and Renaissance elements blend together.
Giovanni Romei's home is a unique example of architecture from the early fifteenth century Ferrara.
On the ground floor there are the original and magnificent decorations of a taste between the late Gothic and Renaissance: the Sibyls' Room and the Prophets' Room.
The museum, which offers the view of precious frescoes detached from buildings in Ferrara now lost and preserves precious paintings and sculptures by great artists such as Donatello or Alfonso Lombardi, gives visitors the opportunity to discover an ancient Ferrara no longer existing.
Written April 6, 2018
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Piera
Italy95 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2018
This home is cultural capital! Spend a day in Ferrara, contemplating great art and cultural treasures, those you can’t take with you! ...And visit Polissena's Rooms at Casa Romei!
Written March 18, 2018
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gianlorenzo
norfolk192 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2017 • Couples
This is a most interesting and beautiful historic building close to the Cathedral and Monastery of Corpus Domini and should be on everyone's list of places to visit in Ferrara. Beautifully laid out with clear explanations in every room, there is much to learn about the history of the city. Excellent.
Written April 29, 2017
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Antonio L
2 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Apr 2017
Excellent museum in a very nice building close to the center of Ferrara. The most important works of art related to the history of Ferrara are collected there.
Written April 16, 2017
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Jocelyn M
Romiley, UK56 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jul 2013 • Couples
We happened upon this museum and were transported back in time through the rooms and halls of Casa Romei. Leave an hour or two to take in all the information about Romei and his home. It is beautifully presented and was quiet and peaceful to walk around.
Written July 24, 2013
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Brun066
Florence, Italy12,580 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • Couples
Casa Romei is an outstanding example of a private residence in Ferrara - albeit of an extraordinary private man - and the only example of this kind that has come down to us from the 15th century city.
Its preservation probably derives from the fact that, after the death in 1483 of the owner, Giovanni Romei, the house was inherited by the nuns of the nearby Corpus Domini monastery,
This monastery is famous because it houses the tombs of the Dukes of Este (the lords of Ferrara until 1598). It was therefore a large and powerful monastery, and the fact that Casa Romei was a dependency of it saved it not only from destruction, but also from upheaval. For a comparison, consider how the nearby ducal palace of Schifanoia has been heavily modified over time.
Of course, the original furniture has not remained; but numerous rooms have preserved the 15th century decoration, as created by the founder. Think for example of the so-called "prophets" room on the ground floor, where, in addition to the heads of the prophets depicted on a tree, a figure of a woman dressed in a green cloak, against the background of the fence of a garden adorned with roses and bushes, appears . Or to the so-called "Sibyl" room, equipped with a monumental fireplace with a polygonal hood, and in which these mythical figures of prophetesses are depicted on the four walls, holding large scrolls, and against the background of a flowering hedge as well. On the first floor, the former study by Giovanni Romei, with its wonderful coffered ceiling, is worth mentioning.
The rooms are gathered around a large two-story terracotta courtyard, with porticoes that on four sides occupy the ground floor and/or first floor, and a large disk with the symbol of San Bernardino of Siena dominates on one of the walls.
When the palace was already owned by the nuns, it was occupied for a long time by Cardinal Ippolito II d'Este (1509-1572; he is famous above all for having created Villa D'Este in Tivoli, with its marvelous fountains), and of this occupation it bears traces especially on the first floor. The large hall of honor, which bears the cardinal's heraldic symbol, a white eagle, is the greatest achievement of this period (mid-16th century).
Since 1952 the palace has been used as a museum, and therefore it houses epigraphs, sculptures, canvases and frescoes from various buildings in Ferrara which no longer exist today; some are true masterpieces.
Written February 8, 2024
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Bernard
London, UK237 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2022
This was an excellent museum, small and well explained. Some very interesting architecture and wall paintings. Helpful staff and worth the visit.
Written June 7, 2022
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Alessandro R
Turin, Italy22 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2021 • Friends
A wonderful little museum that exhibits beautiful artworks and also offers a journey into the life of a rich family in Ferrara in the 15th century. We had the chance to be offered a guided tour by the museum director, who is super kind, competent and passionate! Highly recommended!
Written October 31, 2021
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