Housed in an ex-convent, this gallery has a small collection of Italian contemporary art, including a number of graphic works. There are works by several artists on show, but the spotlight is very much on paintings by Osvaldo Licini, one of Italy's best-known abstract artists.
Galleria d'Arte Contemporanea Osvaldo Licini
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