Museo Civico di Bassano
Last updated on September 7, 2026Overview
Bassano's civic museum holds the largest collection anywhere of work by Jacopo Bassano and his family -- a dynasty of painters who ran one of the most productive workshops in the sixteenth-century Veneto, and whose night scenes and country subjects are unlike anything else in Venetian painting.
Quick Facts
- Type: Museum
- Local name: Museo Civico di Bassano (vedi la pagina italiana)
- Built: Founded 1828
- A dynasty of painters: The largest collection anywhere of Jacopo Bassano and his four painter sons, whose night scenes and country subjects are unlike anything else in Venetian painting.
- Canova nearby: Substantial holdings relating to the sculptor, born a short distance away at Possagno.
Visit Responsibly
A municipal collection of real quality in a town of 40,000, funded largely by its own ticket income. The combined ticket spreads that across both sites.
No flash; the Bassano paintings are dark canvases and lighting is kept low deliberately.
Plan Your Visit
Ticketed, with a combined ticket covering Palazzo Sturm as well -- the sensible purchase if you want both. Museum hours, generally closed Mondays.
In the centre of the old town, a few minutes from Piazza Garibaldi. Allow an hour and a half.