Museo d'arte, Avellino facts for kids

The Museo d'arte is an art museum in Avellino, Italy. It shows modern and contemporary art. This means you can see artworks from the late 1800s up to today.

The museum first opened its doors on January 2, 1995. Before it became a public museum, it was a private art gallery owned by O. Stefano. The building for the museum was designed in September 1993 and finished in December 1994.

The museum also has a library where you can find books about art. There is also a special library for documentary films. Here, you can watch videos about art and listen to talks by famous art experts.

What You Can See

The museum shows a special selection of modern art and contemporary art. The artworks include many different types, such as sculptures, drawings, oil paintings, and prints. These prints are made using techniques like etching, lithograph, and serigraph.

Artists in the Museum

The museum has a permanent collection of artworks by many different artists. Here are some of the artists whose works you can see:

Artists from the 1800s

• Saverio Francesco Altamura (1822-1897): Ritratto di scolaretta a Capri (1893)
• Giovanni Battista (1858-1925): Pescatori sulla scogliera (1886) and Pescatori a Sorrento (1892)
• Gabriele Carelli (1820-1900): Convento dei Cappuccini, Amalfi (1899)
• Achille D'Orsi (1845-1829): Scugnizzo: acquaiolo (1915)
• Walter Duncan (1848-1932): Fanciulla nel bosco (1898)
• Gaetano Gigante (1770-1840): Assunzione della Vergine (1815)
• Vincenzo Irolli (1860-1949): La guardianella (1930)
• Salvatore Petruolo (1857-1946): Paesaggio innevato (1874)
• Raffaele Tafuri (1857-1929): Angolo di Pedavena (1910)

Artists from the 1900s

• Carlo Carrà (1881-1966): Onde (1924)
• Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978): I fuochi sacri (1929) and Gli archeologi (1969)
• Pietro D’Achiardi (1879-1940): Paesaggio di Lorenzana con calesse (1937)
• Atanasio Soldati (1896-1953): Composizione (1949)
• Ugo Attardi (1926-2006): Il viaggio di Ulisse (1990-2000)
• Antonio Corpora (1909-2004): Il cielo sugli alberi (1994)
• Salvatore Fiume (1915-1997): Natività (1995)
• Emilio Greco (1913-1995): Aretusa (1989)
• Renato Guttuso (1911-1987): Natura Morta (1981)
• Michelangelo Pistoletto (1933): Frattale bianco 4155372973840013258495611017395261542 (1999-2000)
• Ernesto Treccani (1920-2009): Maternità (1980-1990)
• Remo Brindisi (1918-1996): Guerriero (1979)
• Mario Ceroli (1938): Icosaedro (1980-1999)
• Felicita Frai (1909-2010): Fiori modesti (1989)
• Giovan Francesco Gonzaga (1921-2007): I due corsieri (1995)
• Renzo Vespignani (1924-2002): Marta (1982)

Artists from the 2000s

• Giancarlo Angeloni (1966): Positano chiesa madre (2013)
• Maurizio Delvecchio (1962): Il tramonto e l'attesa (2013)
• Athos Faccincani (1951): Girasoli (2001)
• Rabarama (1969): Palpit-azione (2010)
• Paola Romano (1951): Luna sospesa bianca (2011)

See also

In Spanish: Museo de Arte (Avellino) para niños