Museum of Casa Romei

In line with the latest guidance, Casa Romei is closed until further notice.

Giovanni Romei became administrator to the lords of Ferrara and married the princess Polissena d’Este. On the Via di San Francesco he had a house built that showed his high ranking

Today’s visitor is immediately struck by the harmonious courtyard of honour, the result of combining medieval elements (the overhanging “baldresca” on one side) with others of the Renaissance (the arches that run along the other sides). The courtyard is dominated by a large monogram of Christ in terracotta, of very graceful design that belongs to the time in which, after Romei’s death, the house became part of the adjacent Corpus Domini Monastery. Casa Romei houses an interesting museum of painting and sculpture, with works of art that come from many places that have now disappeared in Ferrara: in the Lapidary on the ground floor there are marble and brickwork friezes, sculptures, escutcheons and tombstones while on the first floor numerous frescoes removed from former churches can be admired.

Opening

CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
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Wednesday: 8.30-14.00; Saturday 14.00-19.30 the Museum is completely open. The visit to the rooms on the main floor is by reservation only: tel. 0532.234130- email: drm-ero.casaromei-fe@beniculturali.it.

From Sunday to Tuesday (8.30-14.00) and Thursday and Friday (14.00-19.00) open: the Courtyard of honour, the Room of the Sibyls and the Room of the Prophets. The Room of the main floor are closed

The ticket office shuts 30 minutes before closing time.