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Verona's low tourist season offers visitors the tremendous advantage of a tranquil setting to experience monuments and museums, without waiting and with the uncommon privilege of being almost alone, comfortably enjoying art in the heart of this city, which is, during the rest of the year, one of the most joyfully crowded in Italy.

 

One of the highest artistic offerings is undoubtedly the "Achille Forti" Modern Art Gallery, located in the Palazzo della Ragione, Verona's ancient town hall, dating back to 1200. The exhibition brings together works by local and Italian artists from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century - a century or so, but immensely historically rich: the paintings recount the unification of Italy, the social tensions of the early 20th century, the years of Fascism, and the postwar period, with all their nuances of meaning and stylistic variations. ​​

 

Among the most famous artists exhibited here are Francesco Hayez, Angelo dall'Oca Bianca, Giovanni Fattori, Medardo Rosso, Felice Casorati, Ardengo Soffici, Pino Casarini, and Renato Guttuso.

The Palazzo della Ragione complex also includes the Cappella dei Notai, a small treasure trove of Veronese Baroque art, today an intimate wedding hall.