The 10 Best Museums in Cortona, Tuscany

Located in the Monastero Di Monte Oliveto Maggiore, the great cloister (1443) presents a series of frescoes on the life of Saint Benedict by Signorelli (1497-1498) and Sodoma (from 1505,) one of the largest complexes of Renaissance painting.

La Torena Arte is an art gallery, offers a permanent exhibition of contemporary international level artists. Painting, sculpture and graphics are handled. Located in the thirteenth-century Palazzo del Capitano overlooks Piazza della Repubblica.

Shop in the historic center of Cortona, selling books of Art, Cinema, Photography. Wide choice of original soundtracks from films, wood crafts made of Olive, Chestnut and Walnut. Point of sale of Tuscan handicraft soaps, home design items. Sale of T-shirts and souvenirs of Cortona and Tuscany. Sale of Sacred and Religious Objects and Pictures. The creations and works of the Roman artist Danilo del Monte are exhibited

The MAEC houses an extraordinary collection bringing together all the material discovered in and around Cortona since the 1700s.The museum collection can be visited in two sections: one dedicated to the Etruscan Academy, and the other centered on the most recent findings from the Cortona necropolis. The collection of the Accademai Etrusca boasts exceptional pieces from various historical periods, like the celebrated Etruscan Chandelier, ancient Egyptian burial goods and works by futurist master Gino Severini. The section dedicated to the City of Cortona offers a journey that begins in the paleoenvironment of the Chiana Valley and arrives in the Cortona of Roman times, passing through the ancient period (580-480 B.C.E.) with the princely Etruscan tombs of the Sodo and Camucia and significant findings such as the Tabula Cortonensis, the third longest Etruscan text in the world.The layout of the museum was specifically designed to communicate with visitors in an innovative way, using both reconstructions and multimedia equipment. All texts are fully rendered in both English and Braill.

Located in the Chiesa del Buon Gesù (church,) this museum features the notable Cortona Altarpiece, which consists of the Annunciation (1428-32) and six small predella pictures.

Il MUSEO ai BORGHI offers you a chance to make an exciting dive into the rural history of the Val di Chiana. Through accurate scenic reconstructions, original music and a surprising collection of objects, furniture, tools and tractors, they have been recreated natural learning environments, adequate to create an emotional and engaging relationship between the visitor and the History.

"The Circle of Life" is a contemporary art gallery which was first opened in 2012 as an expression of the strong passion for art of Italian sculptor Andrea Roggi. The interior universe of the Cortona-based gallery is the perfect setting for the works of Roggi, the master called upon to interact with the environment while interpreting it.