Museum of the Resistance (Caldarola)

History of the Museum of the Resistance in Caldarola

The museum was inaugurated in May 1996, in the presence of Senator Arrigo Boldrini and art critic Raffaele De Grada. The Pinacoteca was promoted by Mayor Fedro Buscalferri, one of the leading figures of the liberation struggle. At the end of 2008 it was reinaugurated, with a new location and a new layout.

The museum is also a place of memory. It brings together the work done over the years by the Associazione Partigiani d'Italia and the Istituto storico della Resistenza e dell'età contemporanea, with the support of local institutions. Caldarola has a direct link with that period: during the Resistance it was the seat of a partisan command.

What to see in the Museum of the Resistance

The Pinacoteca includes works by artists such as Mastroianni, Guttuso, Sassu, Trubbiani, Fischer, Bodini, Migneco, Pomodoro, Sughi, Cagli, Carpi, Vedova and Treccani, along with many others. The collection keeps growing: several artists, including foreign ones, donate works devoted to the Resistance period.

The museum also includes a section on the Caldarola Sistina. It presents drawings and posters reproducing the old town, transformed in the 16th century by the urban plan promoted by Cardinal Evangelista Pallotta. The museum also has rooms for temporary exhibitions. Its services include a reception area, a conference room and an audio and video screening room.

Visiting the Museum of the Resistance

The museum has been temporarily closed since the 2016 earthquake. The Palazzo dei Cardinali Pallotta that houses it is among the buildings seriously damaged by the 2016 earthquake. For now, therefore, it cannot be visited. To find out whether and when the museum will reopen, contact the Comune di Caldarola.

Where the Museum of the Resistance is located

The museum is in Caldarola, in the Marche region. Palazzo Pallotta stands in the center of town and, together with the Collegiate Church of San Martino, forms a notable group of buildings. The municipality rises from 259 to 1,148 m above sea level, and the town hall is at 314 m.

Around the Museum of the Resistance in Caldarola

In the historic center stand the Pallotta Castle and the Collegiata di San Martino, both seriously damaged by the 2016 earthquake. In Pievefavera there are the Antiquarium, the municipal archaeological museum, and an archaeological area. The national park of the Sibillini Mountains does not include the territory of Caldarola, but it is very close. Caldarola is also on the second stage of the Passi Azzurri walking route. Other museums in the area are on the page about museums in the Sibillini Mountains.