The Museum: views and history
Palazzo di Riserva - the Museum is located in this XVII century building, once belonging to the Court
Glauco Lombardi (1881-1970) spent his life looking for memories of artistic and documentary value referring to the Duchy of Parma; his collection became an invaluable treasure after the meeting with Count Sanvitale, descendant of Marie Louise
Entrance - Sculpures of Marie Louise and Napoleon by Canova welcome visitors
Great Hall of Feasts - corbeille de mariage, a gift from Napoleon to his future wife Marie Louise
Great Hall of Feasts - Marie Louise's Court gown
Great Hall of Feasts - Marie Louise's fortepiano
Great Hall of Feasts - global view
Great Hall of Feasts - reverse shot
Golden Room - pictures and objects from the Empire period
Room of Affections - memories of the Duchess' family, including a silk gown embroidered in silver
Room of Affections - reverse shot
Marie Louise Room - follow the Duchess in her daily activities through her perfectly preserved cases for writing, drawing, embroidering and even fishing
Marie Louise Room - duty and pleasure: memories from the Ducal army and from the Duchess' beloved pets
Watercolours Room - landscapes and genre scenes from the Duchess' collection
Toschi Room - Paolo Toschi was the most appreciated engraver of the XIX century; although many European sovereign offered him a work at their Court, he chose to stay in Parma
Petitot Room - Ennemond Alexandre Petitot was a brilliant and imaginative architect working for the Duke of Parma in the XVIII century
French Room - works of art from the XVIII century showing the radicated presence of French artists in Parma
Exhibitions area
The Museum founded by Glauco Lombardi is placed in an historical palace called Palazzo di Riserva, once belonging to the Ducal Court; some of the rooms are still decorated and stuccoed as in the XVIII century, with Murano lamplights descending from the ceiling. The Great Hall of Feasts and the Golden Room are dedicated to the year of the French Empire, while elsewhere memories of the Duchy of Parma prevail.