Pinacoteca del Convento dei Padri Cappuccini

via Provinciale, 1 - 15050 Voltaggio (AL)
Tel. +39 (010) 960.1214
Tel. +39 347 460.8672
E-mail: info@pinacotecadivoltaggio.it
https://www.pinacotecadivoltaggio.it/

The 17th century Capuchin convent of Voltaggio is home to an important art gallery that features a large collection of paintings and sculptures. Put together over a forty year period in the second half of the 19th century by a Capuchin monk, Father Pietro Repetto from Voltaggio, the collection is not exactly in harmony with the spirituality of the Capuchin order which demands sober and austere religious centres but is in line with the principles of the Council of Trent with respect to the worship of images and their important function in teaching.
A visit to the art gallery takes back to the artistic culture of Genoa to which the village of Voltaggio has always been close; the collection largely consists of works from the Ligurian School of the 17th and 18th centuries and allows to meet artists like Anton Maria Maragliano, Agostino Bombelli, Luca Cambiaso, Domenico Fiasella and the local painter Sinibaldo Scorza. The current layout of the gallery allows for a logical visit that finishes in the Capuchin church with its baroque style, built together with the convent in 1603.

Summer opening (from 7 July to 25 August 2024): Sunday and public holidays 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm. Special opening on the Feast of the Assumption (15 August). Free admission, donations welcome (for the upkeep of the Church and restoration of paintings).
Guided tours available for groups by appointment.

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SUMMER ANNOUNCEMENT

With the arrival of summer 2024 the activity of the Capuchin Art Gallery of the Voltaggio is back in full swing, which offers visitors the possibility to admire the paintings and sculptures of its sacred art collection (from the 15th to the 18th century).

The precious gallery will reopen to the public from 7 July to 25 August for individual visits on Sunday afternoon, including the Feast of the Assumption, at the following times: 3.30 pm - 6.30 pm (last entry at 6 pm) with free admission donations welcome (for the upkeep of the Church and restoration of paintings).

Guided tours by appointment, limited places:
- Sunday 21 July at 4 pm;
- Friday 23 August at 6 pm (for the Notte Bianca in Voltaggio);
It will also be possible to request more guided tours for groups by appointment.

Tours are organised by the association L'Arcangelo APS and the Administration of the Municipality of Voltaggio, in association with the Capuchin Museum of Genoa. The shared intent of the various organisations involved is to enhance and promote the convent complex of the Capuchin Fathers, of which the Art Gallery is an integral part. It is an authentic historical-artistic gem immersed in the greenery of the Apennines which is offered as a cultural and tourist centre for Liguria and Piedmont. It also organizes cultural events thanks to the ongoing support of Fondazione Cassa Risparmio di Alessandria and Viscol Spa.


Below is the Calendar of Events in Voltaggio for August and September:
- Friday 9 August at 9 pm Celtic music concert in Piazza Garibaldi
- Saturday 10 August at 9 pm piano concert in the Capuchin Convent
- Sunday 1 September at 4.30 pm concert of organ, soprano, leg viola in the Oratorio del Gonfalone

Variations to the program are possible.