The first section is dedicated to the Middle Ages and to the 15th Century, with some sculptures, torn frescos, ceiling tiles and a wide selection of the production connected to the work of the Bembo family.

And then the section entitled Cremona’s painting of the 16th Century, which offers a complete anthology of those painters who testify, with their works, the passage from the 15th Century tradition to the modern manner and the arrival of the new Renaissance style through the works by Camillo Boccaccino, Gian Francesco Bembo and the Campi. This group of artists anticipated the naturalistic style which would arrive till Caravaggio, here represented by the famous St. Francis in meditation.

The San Domenico Room hosts a series of artworks coming from the destroyed church of the preaching friars and it shows the contribution of Milan in the local culture of the 17th Century (Cerano, Nuvolone, Procaccini).

The other rooms are dedicated to the still-life painting in Cremona, the portraits of the Ponzone family and the paintings of the 17th(Genovesino), 18th and 19th century with the arrival of new styles like the Neoclassicism (Diotti) and Romanticism (Piccio).

The last rooms host a selection of applied art objects (porcelains from the East, pottery and majolicas from Lombardy and Europe, objects in ebony, enamel objects); a section dedicated to Cremona’s artworks, with some works connected to the history of the town and to its painting representation; an overview on the painting tradition from Lombardy and Cremona in the second 19th and 20th Century.

The Town Museum has a special section dedicated to the drawings and the prints. This part of the Museum is not open to the public but it possible to set an appointment if you want to visit it.
You can make a reservation following the rules included in the specific section: museum’s archives.

Visit the other museums

Archaeological Museum "San Lorenzo"

Located in a Church of the 13th Century, it is a museum in the museum. Inside of it you can find a domus displayed exactly as it was found during the excavation campaign.

Natural History Museum

A real special attraction for young people and grown-ups. Come and discover the minerals, the fossils and the small environmental settings containing some species typical of our territory.

Folk Culture Museum Il Cambonio Vecchio

Working in the countryside, feeding the cattle, cooking and taking care of the children with the ancient simple things.

The music rooms

Sixty music instruments, violins, violas, viole d'amore, pochettes, hurdy-gurdies, guitars, english-guitars, mandolins and liutes, made by the main European handicraft men from the 17th to the 19th Century

Violin’s Museum

Discover five centuries of violin-making tradition through the unparalleled masterpieces by Nicolò Amati, Giuseppe Guarneri and Antonio Stradivari.

Diocesan Museum

A precious treasure box of Art and Faith. A Museum which gives voice to our Faith. A Museum which speaks about a past full of gestures, believes and devotion represented in the different artistic expressions.