national gallery (galleria nazionale)

Very valuable collection of paintings and artefacts, but the lighting conditions and the way these treasures are displayed leaves much to be desired. Legends to the exhibition pieces are minimal and cannot always be read on account of the lighting conditions.

Two features of this gallery set it apart from others in Italy: the unusual entrance through the Farnese theatre and secondly the modern gallery space and displays.Lovers of 'traditional' Italian art will also find plenty to admire. Some pieces are on an awsome scale.Overall, plenty to admire.

We bought the combo ticket that got us into the theater and museum. The theater was a large wooden structure that was unique in my travels. The museum had art and relics. There was lots of old religious art and some from famous local artists.

Lots to see but I felt that more modern pictures of the bourbon families should not be amongst religious paintings by Cima etc.The whole place is too dark to see items properly. A pity.The wooden theatre is definitely worth seeing.

We happened to visit on a day when the entrance fee was waived, so that made the place even better value!! By the time the gallery closed (at 2pm) we were surprised to find that we had spent two and a half hours wandering around admiring various works by local and internationally renowned artists. Well worth a visit.

A big collection of 13th-16th centuries Italian art. Most of them by Corregio & Parmigianino, which means that most of the paintings are on religious subjects.They boast that they have Leonardo da Vincis either.In fact there is only ONE small portrait of a woman.Does it make the visit worthwhile? I doubt!For us it was merely a corridor to the Teatro Farnese.

The National Gallery is integrated with the Teator Farnese, and it is definitely worth stopping in. If for no other reason, there is a magnificent Leonardo that is displayed at eye level and close enough and well lit so you can really study it. And it is worth the visit all by itself.

I liked, and loved, the all wooden constuction of this place. Very, very unique for Italy. Fantastic art, but a little repetitive in subject as was normal in this era. Well worth the visit. We went on Sunday and it was free.

I auspicious entry. Up two levels of staircases before you know you are in the right spot. Impressive doorway leading into galleries. Not busy when we toured.

Although there was no provision - that was obvious - for english speakers it wad an amazing collection od 13th-16th C Italian art. I could have spent a whole day except there were too few seats to stop and absorb. Those old masters were incredible with their skill to establish emotions and body language. The tbeatre rextored to the origunal timber design would have beena delight to visit and the to have a theatrical experience...well...I can only imagine.Great time to visit as fewer peopke, no queues.

The gallery has a good number of painting on display, but the majority are of religious (Christian) subject matter.One room has a large collection of 'academic essay' paintings from the Royal Academy in the last half of the 18th century.There is a sprinkling of modern pieces in the gallery. My favourite being a huge painting called 'The Beach' from the 1950's.The gallery is worth a visit. It may have greater value to Christians who enjoy religious art.

We spent a couple of hours here and were fascinated by the juxtaposition of renaissance and modern paintings and artifacts. Not at all what we had expected.

The National Gallery in Parma includes painting from a wide range in time, but the bulk of the best painting dates back to Renaissance and a few century later. The pearl of the collection is a portrait of a woman by Leonardo da Vinci.

The works run roughly from 1200 to 1800, with a large number of Corregio's and Parmagianino's. If you enjoy medieval and Renaissance painting, this is an excellent choice. Parma was the site of one of the first annual painting competitions in the second half of the 18th century, and the winning pictures are collected here too. There are some wonderful works among the winners, but one sees that holding an annual competition led to the production of an enormous number of similar works--not nearly as interesting as the earlier works commissioned by the Church and the aristocracy.

The entrance, through the ancient teatro is unexpected and stunning. The small da Vinci portrait: Testa di fanciulla is in itself worth a trip to Italy. Not to be forgotten