Trieste Art Galleries

(Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy)

Home to an interesting Italian arts scene, the art galleries in Trieste feature everything from traditional paintings to stylish oriental ceramics. The Revoltella Museum is amongst the most notable of all the art galleries in Trieste and is certainly one not to miss.

Also of great interest in Trieste is the Museum of History and Art, which is otherwise known as the Civico Museo di Storia ed Arte and home to some exceptional sculptures from medieval and Roman times.

Those with a taste for Chinese and Japanese pieces should look out for the Museum of Oriental Art, which is located along the Via San Sebastiano and features much more than just art works.

Museo Revoltella (Revoltella Museum)

Address: Via Diaz 27, Trieste, Italy, IT
Tel: +39 040 675 4350
Trieste's most popular museum is housed in the former home of one Baron Pasquale Revoltella. Lavishly decorated, with many of the palace's original decorations and objects intact, the building lends a magnificent backdrop to the Museo Revoltella's collection of fine paintings and sculptures dating from the 19th to the 20th centuries.
Open hours: Wednesday to Monday - 09:00 to 13:30 and 16:00 to 19:00
Admission: charge, discount available for children

Civico Museo di Storia ed Arte ed Orto Lapidario (City Museum / Museum of History and Art)

Address: Via delle Cattedrale, Trieste, Italy, IT
Tel: +39 040 310 500
Trieste's City Museum comprises two parts. One part is dedicated to the Museum of History and Art. The other comes under the auspices of the Orto Lapidario. Housed in a splendid neo-classical building, the museum's collections include Egyptian artefacts, Italian expedition artefacts from Pakistan, prehistoric and Roman finds, as well as ancient Greek objects.
Open hours: Tuesday and Thursday to Sunday - 09:00 to 13:00, Wednesday - 09:00 to 19:00
Admission: charge, discount available for children

Museo d'Arte Orientale (Museum of Oriental Art)

Address: Via San Sebastiano 1, Trieste, Italy, IT
Tel: +39 040 322 0736
As well as Chinese porcelain, Trieste's Museum of Oriental Art holds a collection of Japanese drawings, prints, musical instruments and weapons in all shapes and sizes.
Open hours: Tuesday and Thursday to Sunday - 09:00 to 13:00, Wednesday - 09:00 to 19:00
Admission: charge, discount available for children