The Faenza-born artist Giuseppe Ugonia worked for a long time in Brisighella, the hometown of his family, from which he drew inspiration for his lithographic work. He incessantly portrayed the beloved landscape with an intimate gaze and delicate tone, consecrating Brisighella in his works, displayed here and in some of the world's most prestigious museums.
The museum is located in the 19th-century Palazzo of the former Courthouse and houses around 400 works – lithographs, engravings, and watercolors – along with the artist’s archive. On the first floor, Ugonia’s studio has been reconstructed, complete with his desk, press, and all his artistic tools, alongside watercolors, drawings, and ex libris.
On the second floor, paintings mainly from local churches are exhibited, illustrating the taste and artistic developments of the region from the 14th to the 20th century. The exhibition includes works by Romagna painters Giovanni Battista Bertucci the Younger, Nicolò Paganelli, Tommaso Missiroli, Antonio Fanzaresi, and Pietro Piani.
The museum houses the large 1618 altarpiece by Guercino, Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Louis of France, commissioned for the Naldi Chapel of the Church of San Francesco in Brisighella.
The collection is complemented by print collections, Faentine ceramics (14th–19th centuries), silverware, and sacred furnishings. Among the highlights is a late 15th-century polychrome terracotta nativity scene of Faentine craftsmanship, originating from the nearby parish church of Zattaglia.
Reduced Ticket €4.00 for students aged 7 to 25 (upon presentation of ID or university card)
Free for children up to 6 years old, people with disabilities, and their accompanying persons
