giorgiO
de Chirico- MUSEUM (Casa
MUSeo giorgiO
de ChiricO )
The
museum
which
is located
in the
Seventeenth
century
Borgognoni palace
was
opened
to
the
public
in
1998
on the
twentieth
anniversary
of
the
painter's
death.
It
is
located
in
the
apartment
where
the
artist
lived
and
worked
from
1948
until
his
death
in
1978.
The
Giorgio
and
Isa
De
Chirico
Foundation,
on
the occasion
of
the opening
of
museum,
restored
the apartment
that
occupies
the
three highest
floors
of
the
building
with
great
care.
It
consists
of a large
hall
overlooking
the
square,
a dining
room,
bedrooms
on
the
upper
floor
and
the
studio
where
the
artist
worked
with
his
books,
his
paint-brushes,
and
his colours.
The sketch
for the artist's
last
painting
representing
a bathing
woman
still
stands
on
his
easel.
The
halls
on the
fourth
floor
contain
paintings,
sculptures
and
graphical
works
coming from
the
private
collection
of De
Chirico,
they
are
displayed
with
the
same
taste
of
the
Artist.
Two
of
the paintings
exhibited
in
the
museum,
the
Portrait
of Isa with yellow
mantle
and the
Self portrait
in
the
garden
deserve
special
mention.
Information
and Addresses
Address
Piazza
di Spagna,
31
Visiting
Hours
Every
day and the
first
Sunday of
the
month
10.00,
10-45,11-30
and
12.15
am
Closed
Monday, Nov.
1,
Dec.
25
and
31
,Jan.
1,
August
Telephone
e Fax
06 6796546
Price
€ 5,00.
Booking
compulsory.
For
Tours information
– private guided tours – special entrances, no
waiting in line - VIP services
www.tourinrome.com
www.vaticanmuseuminformation.com
www.vaticanmuseumticket.com