Museums
Armeria Albicini
Its rooms display armour, bladed weapons and firearms, including seventeen arquebuses. In 1958 the collection grew with a donation from Virginia Pedriali: a group of objects and weapons from the Congo.
The Armeria Albicini is housed in Palazzo del Merenda in Forlì. The collection brings together more than 500 weapons dating from the 15th to the 19th century: a core of 410 pieces was donated by Livio Albicini and comprises the weapons that belonged to his father, Count Raffaello Albicini. The rooms display armour, bladed weapons and firearms, including seventeen arquebuses. In 1958 the collection grew with a donation from Virginia Pedriali: a group of objects and weapons from the Congo.
Good to know
- Palazzo del Merenda also houses the Pinacoteca civica “ Melozzo degli Ambrogi” and the Museo Etnografico Romagnolo “B. Pergoli”.
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