Cagliari’s Municipal Art Gallery stands at the end of the Public Gardens (Giardini Pubblici), in the Castello Quarter.

Its Neoclassical facade was built in 1828 to a project by Carlo Boyl di Putifigari, while the original block of the building dates from the end of the 18th century.

It was originally the seat of the Royal powder magazine. At the end of the 1920s it underwent a radical renovation, which also included the area of the current terrapieno (promenade), by Cagliari-born architect Ubaldo Badas. In 1928 it was turned into the City’s Modern Art Gallery.

The Gallery’s collections were mostly built up along the 20th century, from gifts, bequests and acquisitions. Today, the Gallery has the greatest collection of works by Sardinian artists, plus a fascinating collection on art trends between the 1960s and the 1980s, a collection of ethnographic materials from Sardinia, dated between the late 18th and the mid 20th centuries, and a large collection of prints recently enlarged by the Valle bequest.

In 1999 the Art Gallery was gifted the Ingrao Collection, an important group of works by major 20th-century artists including Balla, Boccioni, Depero, De Pisis, Morandi and Sironi.

Opening hours:

Winter hours ( from the 1st of September to the 31st of May) 10:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Summer hours (from the 1st of June to the 31st of September):
10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Ticket office closes 30 minutes before the closing time.
Closed on Monday.

Extraordinary open on April 21st and 22nd from 10 am to 6 pm

Prices:

Free entrance every Tuesday from 10 am to 2 pm.

Full price: 6 € (Municipal Gallery of Modern Art + C.ARTE.C)
Reduced price: 2,50 €
Free: over 65 years old, kids up to 6 years old, persons with disabilities and members of the Journalist Register.