Giuseppe Verdi Museum | Busseto

Since 2009  the Museo Nazionale Giuseppe Verdi is housed in the Villa Pallavicino, located just outside the fortified wall of the small city of Busseto. This beautiful 16^th century building, probably originally used as a summer house, encircled by a moat and surrounded by the countryside, is worth a visit in itself. The exhibition spaces, distributed on two floor levels, are articulated in 21 rooms where the operas of the great composer are depicted.
The operas are presented along a path conceived so to carry the visitor into the Verdi’s age: the exhibition is primarily made of reproductions of the theatrical sets, paintings, fine 19^th century textiles, costumes and with Verdi’s arias as a musical background. As an aid for a better historical comprehension, several music stands with texts by Philippe Daverio, are distributed along the itinerary.

Review by Federica Lusiardi, Inexhibit
photos by Inexhibit