In this place, visitors can experience the cultural vitality that animated Faenza between the late 18th and early 19th centuries, shaped by the encounter between a noble family eager to create a stately home and a fortunate group of architects, painters, and stuccators engaged in renewing the artistic schemes of their time.
Built by architect Giuseppe Pistocchi at the end of the 18th century and completed by Giovanni Antonio Antolini, Palazzo Milzetti houses the National Museum of the Neoclassical Era in Romagna. The two architects, rivals in their work, created a grand building from the old Milzetti houses destroyed by an earthquake: Pistocchi designed the overall structure and the façade, featuring diamond-pointed ashlar frames, while Antolini designed the staircase and the large octagonal hall, opening the Serlian window onto the garden.
The decorative project was signed by Felice Giani, who was active in the same years at Palazzo Laderchi, and includes mythological fresco cycles, designs and studies for the stuccoes by Antonio Trentanove and Giovan Battista Ballanti Graziani, and the refined interior furnishings. Among the rooms, the Temple of Apollo stands out, the octagonal space dedicated to the myth of the sun god, enriched with furniture designed by Giani himself. Equally captivating is the Hall of Festivities, also known as the Hall of Achilles, whose frescoed walls depict episodes from the Aeneid, offering visitors an extraordinary visual experience. Exploring Palazzo Milzetti is like embarking on a journey into the beauty of Neoclassicism, where every element reflects the skill and creativity of the artists who shaped its soul.
A place not to be missed by anyone wishing to rediscover the charm of history.
