Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art 'Filippo De Pisis'

Palazzo Massari

Built at the end of the 1400s, just a few steps away from Piazza Ariostea, with its bright open spaces, Palazzo Bevilacqua-Massari has been converted and extended several times over the centuries. Among the most important changes was the construction of an outhouse next to the main palace in an elegant neoclassical style, called the “Palazzina dei Cavalieri di Malta” (Palace of the Knights of Malta), since it belonged to the Knights in the period (1826-34) in which they were based in Ferrara. The broad entrance leads onto a garden where some interesting contemporary sculptures stand. The rooms are magnificently frescoed, decorated with stucco, furniture, carpets and furnishings that give them a very charming atmosphere. The palace is home to three important museums. Museum Giovanni Boldini. Museo dell'Ottocento. Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art "Filippo de Pisis".