Genoa, Palazzo Reale and the Gallery of Palazzo Spinola reopen this weekend

Starting Saturday, June 13, the Royal Palace Museum and the National Gallery of Palazzo Spinola reopen in Genoa. On the first two days of reopening, both will be open to visitors from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., including the exhibition Mahogany Ebony Gold! Art Interiors in Genoa in the Nineteenth Century, from Peters to Art Nouveau set up in the Falcone Theater.

Access will be limited according to the varying capacity of the museums, and the opening days are “checkered” with respect to the city’s territory. No more than thirty people per hour will be allowed in the Palazzo Reale, while no more than fifteen people per hour will be allowed in the exhibition; no more than twenty visitors per hour will be allowed in the Palazzo Spinola. Mandatory reservation by time slots for visiting the exhibition and online ticket purchase.

For security measures, some changes have been made to the exhibition routes, ensuring a one-way, with separate entrance and exit. In the Royal Palace Museum, the King’s Bedchamber, the King and Queen’s Bath, the Yellow and Blue Drawing Rooms, and the Queen’s Bedchamber will not be accessible to the public.
The tour of Palazzo Spinola will only cover the two noble floors, excluding the Historic Kitchens, of the National Gallery of Palazzo Spinola.

For booking and purchasing tickets, it is necessary to access the ticketing services web platform available on the websites of the two museums.
At the entrance, visitors will need to present the ticket printout or have the ticket displayed via smartphone. It will also be possible to purchase a ticket in the museum, but provided that the maximum hourly capacity numbers have not already been reached.

Fares have been reduced from the regular ones: Palazzo Reale full 4 euros, reduced for 18-25 year olds 2 euros, free for under 18s (presenting a full ticket to the National Galleries of Palazzo Spinola entitles you to a 2-euro ticket to the Palazzo Reale Museum); exhibition Mahogany Ebony Gold! 6 euro exhibition only, reduced 5 euro 18 to 25 years old, 8 euro exhibition + museum, free for under 18; Palazzo Spinola 4 euro full, 2 euro reduced for 18 to 25 years old, free for under 18 years old (presenting a full ticket to the Museum of Palazzo Reale entitles you to access with a 2 euro ticket to the National Galleries of Palazzo Spinola).

The exhibition Mahogany Ebony Gold! has been extended until November 1, 2020. Curated by Luca Leoncini, Caterina Olcese Spingardi, and Sergio Rebora, the exhibition aims to present many types of decorative objects, including furniture, paintings, drawings and sketches, porcelain, majolica, sculptures, plaster casts, and photographs, evoking the cultural choices typical of the new upper middle class of businesses and trades active in Genoa in the early 19th century.

Hours: Royal Palace Museum: Thursday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday from 1:30 to 7 p.m. The exhibition Mahogany Ebony Gold! can be visited Thursday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Spinola Palace National Gallery: Tuesday through Saturday from 1:30 to 7:30 p.m. (visit the two historic floors, excluding the Kitchens).

Pictured, interior of the Royal Palace

Genoa, Palazzo Reale and the Gallery of Palazzo Spinola reopen this weekend

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