Headquarters and contacts
The museum’s main headquarters is Palazzo Viani Dugnani in Verbania Pallanza which hosts the Gipsoteca Troubetzkoy, the sculpture collection, the art gallery and the temporary exhibitions.
Opening hours:
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays: 10 am to 6 pm
Thursdays: 3 pm to 10 pm
Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays: 10 am – 7 pm
Entrance tickets include a visit to the Gipsoteca Troubetzkoy, the art gallery and the Martini Collection.
€5 full price
€3 reductions
Via Ruga, 44 – Verbania Pallanza – tel. 0323 502254
Other buildings:
Casa Elide Ceretti, in Intra in via Roma 42, is the museum’s new cultural centre in Verbania and hosts a range of educational, artistic experimentation, meeting and sharing events. The building is open for specific events. For further info consult the current exhibitions and calendar sections.
The Ornavasso building contains the archaeology collection at the town hall building in Piazza del Municipio 10, which can be viewed on appointment (tel: 0323 838361).
The museum’s offices are in Palazzo Biumi Innocenti, in Verbania Pallanza
Salita Biumi, 6; tel. 0323 557116
HOW TO GET TO VERBANIA
By car
From Milan: the A8 motorway towards Varese, then the A26 motorway following signs for Gravellona Toce, exit Baveno-Stresa or Verbania. Then state roads, following signs for Verbania.
From Turin: the A4 motorway towards Milan, then the A26 motorway, following signs for Gravellona Toce, exit Baveno-Stresa or Verbania. Then state roads, following signs for Verbania.
From Genoa: motorway A26 to Gravellona Toce, exit Verbania. Then state roads, following signs for Verbania.
By plane
Verbania’s closest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport, exit Busto Arsizio on the A8 motorway (just over 70 kms away).
From Milan Malpensa, you can get to Verbania:
with the Aeroporto Malpensa/Gallarate shuttle bus, continuing by train from Gallarate (Milan/Domodossola line) to Verbania Pallanza train station;
booking the Alibus service, tel. Autoservizi Nerini – Tel. (+39) 0323 552172 or Autoservizi Comazzi – Tel. (+39) 0324 240333.
By train
The Milan-Geneva international rail line (national section Milan/Domodossola) passes through Verbania and Stresa. There are buses to Verbania from these. There is also a ferry service from Stresa to the Verbania Pallanza quay.
HOW TO GET TO ORNAVASSO
By car
From Milan: motorway A8 following signs for the lakes; motorway A26 towards Gravellona Toce, then the Sempione multi-lane road, exit Ornavasso.
From Turin: the A4 motorway towards Milan, then the A26 motorway, following signs for Gravellona Toce, then the Sempione multi-lane road, exit Ornavasso.
From Genoa: the A26 motorway to Gravellona Toce, then the Sempione multi-lane road, exit Ornavasso.
By plane
Verbania’s closest airport is Milan Malpensa International Airport, exit Busto Arsizio on the A8 motorway (just over 70 kms away).
From Milan Malpensa, you can get to Ornavasso:
with the Aeroporto Malpensa/Gallarate shuttle bus, continuing by train from Gallarate (Milan/Domodossola line) to Verbania Pallanza train station and then changing to the Novara/Domodossola line stopping at Ornavasso;
booking the Alibus service, tel. Autoservizi Nerini – Tel. (+39) 0323 552172 or Autoservizi Comazzi – Tel. (+39) 0324 240333.
By train
The Milan-Geneva international rail line (national section Milan/Domodossola) passes through Verbania and Stresa. From these you can get a taxi to Ornavasso. Alternatively, take the Milan/Domodossola and change in Arona to the Novara/Domodossola line, getting off at Ornavasso, very close to the town hall.
Links and useful numbers:
Servizio Pronto Taxi – Verbania: tel. (+39) 0323 404444
Vco Trasporti Srl Verbania: Tel. (+39) 0323 518711
(Bus services Verbania – train station – Omegna – Domodossola – Premeno – Piancavallo – Cannobio – Brissago)
Autoservizi Nerini_ Tel. (+39) 0323 552172
(Bus services Verbania – Arona – Novara – Miazzina – Valle Intasca)
Autoservizi Comazzi: Tel. (+39) 0324 240333
(Verbania – Domodossola bus services)
Sea Aeroporti Milano Malpensa – Numero Verde 800.337337
Train line – toll free number 848.888088
