Palazzo Chiericati
A Palladio-designed palace with a double-tiered colonnade, now the Civic Museum, which holds major works by Veronese, Tiepolo, and Van Dyck.
Palazzo Chiericati was begun in 1550 and faces the Teatro Olimpico. It is famous for its open facade of two tiers of continuous Doric and Ionic colonnades, and it is a leading example of Palladio's urban palaces. It now houses the Civic Museum of Vicenza, which has a collection of Venetian painting from the 14th to 18th centuries. Works include those by Bartolomeo Montagna, Veronese, Tintoretto, Tiepolo, and Van Dyck, along with Palladio's architectural drawings. The ground-floor hall ceiling retains 16th-century frescoes. You can combine a Vicenza museum pass with a visit to the Teatro Olimpico.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun approx. 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Teatro Olimpico
- Church of Santa Corona
- Gallerie d'Italia – Palazzo Leoni Montanari
- Basilica Palladiana & Piazza dei Signori
- Palladio Museum
- Corso Palladio
- Vicenza Cathedral
- Basilica of Monte Berico