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It is perhaps one of Verona’s lesser-known museums… but it is truly unique: first of all, it is a noble palace that belonged to a family who lived there continuously from 1400 to 1900.

Moreover, it is a collection rather than a museum: everything the Miniscalchi family gathered over five centuries of collecting is on display in the marvelous and somewhat labyrinthine rooms of this palace. Paintings, sculptures, furnishings, icons, botanical specimens, technology, archaeology, and one of Verona’s most beautiful antique libraries are the precious treasures contained within this fascinating treasure chest.

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And there’s something more: visiting this place means, above all, retracing a marital history, because many of the most valuable works are the result of parental acquisitions and dowries. Thus, for example, you’ll discover the very special lives of women such as Marianna Erizzo, one of the last noblewomen of the Venetian Republic, or Elvira Ponti, the first “commoner” (albeit an extremely wealthy one...) to enter the dynastic history.

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September and October are peak tourist months in Verona, and a visit to this quiet, discrete spot is certainly a delightful alternative to the crowds in the city center!​​​