Experts' Choice Award Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Parma
What the experts agree on
This Renaissance palace houses Roman artifacts and Etruscan treasures from the Po Valley, plus standout Baroque paintings—a compact museum perfect for exploring Parma's layered history without overwhelming crowds.
“For a change of period, the Museo Archeologico Nazionale exhibits Roman artefacts discovered around Parma and Etruscan finds from the Po valley.”
– Lonely Planet
Frommer's "Built in the 1580s, the fortresslike Palazzo della Pilotta housed the ruling Farnese family during Parma's Golden Age." Full review
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In Gallery 9 don't miss La Scapigliata (aka the "Female Head"), one of the most celebrated paintings by the Italian master of the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci.
