Palazzo Te of Mantova

Built between 1525 and 1535 by Giulio Romano, Palazzo Te was commissioned by Federico II Gonzaga. The famous villa, designed for the festivities, receptions and otium of the Duke of Mantua, stood on an island directly connected to the city centre, known since the Middle Ages as Tejeto, or Te. The most likely hypothesis is that the name derives from the word tilietum (place of lime trees) or from the Celtic tezza combined with the Latin atteggia, both meaning hut. The rooms of the palace - the Hall of Horses, Cupid and Psyche, Giants - the loggias and the flat of the Secret Garden, together with the Court of Honour and the garden of the Exedra represent the highest expression of the creativity and invention of the great architect and painter Giulio Romano.

The Palazzo houses the Museo Civico. The upper floor houses the permanent collections: the Mondadori bequest with paintings by Spadini and Zandomeneghi; the permanent Gonzaga section, with medals, coins, coinage, weights and measures from the 14th to the 18th century; the Giuseppe Acerbi Egyptian collection, with its 500 pieces; and the collection of Ugo Sissa, an architect and artist from Mantua who collected numerous examples of Mesopotamian art in Baghdad.

Prices for Bocconi

Students, Staff and Faculty: showing your Bocconi badge will get you access to the special nominal ticket called "UniBocconi", which allows free and unlimited entry to the Civic Museums (Palazzo Te, MACA of Palazzo San Sebastiano and Leon Battista Alberti Temple) for 12 months from the day of purchase at the discounted price of € 6.00.

Palazzo Te Foundation
Viale Te n.19 – 46100 Mantova
https://www.centropalazzote.it/

Tickets and Information
T +39 0376 323266 | 0376 365886
M biglietteriemusei@comune.mantova.it

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Administrative Office
Largo XXIV Maggio, 12
46100 Mantova
T +39 0376 367087
Fax +39 0376 2738018
M museicivici@comune.mantova.it
www.museicivici.mn.it | www.museicivicimn.it