This vast and sumptuous 18th-century palace has served since the 19th century as home to important artistic collections.
Today, it is home to numerous important museums: Estense Gallery with the Lapidary Museum, Civic Art Museum, Archaeological and Ethnological Museum, City Historical Archives, Poletti City Art Library, Estense Library and Graziozi Gallery of Plaster Casts.
The museum complex is accessible and enjoyable, qualities which are highlighted by eight multimedia stations which permit the visitor to combine their “physical” experience with a virtual one.