Room 1 - Introduction to the museum
A theatrical performance of Count Francesco di Toppo telling the story of the inauguration of the Archaeological Museum in the Castle, where a part of his extraordinary archaeological collection is displayed.
Civici Musei Udine
Bello saperlo.
Civici Musei Udine
Bello saperlo.
Plan Your VisitChildbirth and Childbearing among the Friulian Peasantry Museums without BordersTraces. Ancient landscape in FriuliMonuments and Public ArchitectureSacred architectureThe architect’s housesThe Udine Regional Exhibition of 1903D’Aronco in TurkeyBiography of Raimondo D'AroncoRaimondo D'Aronco_IntroGino Valle. Profession as Continuous ExperimentationLa conoscenza dei nostri monti (Knowledge of Our Mountains)Come un racconto (As a Story)Mind the Gap 2025Trasformazioni. TriesteAntonio Bardino. Il respiro delle piante (Plants' Breath)MIMMO JODICE. THE ENIGMA OF LIGHTEaster Monday at MuseumsMondo Mizuki, Mondo YokaiCastle Lift scheduled closure Thursday 29 May 2025QUI/ALTROVE. Migrazioni d’oggi in Friuli (HERE/ELSEWHERE: Today's Migrations in Friuli)2 June 2025 - Republic Day - Free Admission in All Civic Museums of UdineSilvia Infranco. Trame organicheExhibition in Casa della Confraternita (Free Admission) July - August 2025UEFA Super Cup 2025 - Free and Reduced Tickets to Visit the Civic Museums of UdineImpressionism and Modernism. Monet, Van Gogh, Picasso, Kandinsky, Magritte. Masterpieces from the Kunst Museum WinterthurExhibition in Casa della Confraternita (Free Admission) September 2025Exhibition in Casa della Confraternita (Free Admission) September - October 2025Exhibition in Casa della Confraternita (Free Admission) December 2025OUTSIDERS - THE URBAN-ART PARADOXBuon Compleanno Pimpa! (Happy Birthday, Pimpa!)Il Presepio e l'espressione artistica della NativitàHolidays 2025-2026 Scheduled Closures
Exhibitions and events
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand's Funeral Carriage
Through detailed archival research, the curators of the Civic Museums of Udine have reconstructed the provenance of the funeral carriage which has belonged to the Municipality of Udine since 1931 and is preserved in the storage of the Ethnographic Museum of Friuli. Most likely it is the same carriage that, on 2 July 1914, transported the body of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Habsburg during the historic homage that the city of Trieste paid to the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne in the turmoil that paved the way to the outbreak of the First World War after the Archduke's assassination in Sarajevo. The management of the Civic Museums of Udine hopes that the carriage can soon be restored with the contribution of some patrons.
Exhibition in Casa della Confraternita (Free Admission) December 2025
From 6 to 21 December 2025 the Casa della Confraternita (uphill towards Udine Castle) will host the exhibition Un ponte di colori (A Bridge of Colours), curated by Consolato Praticò, featuring works by artist Michele Praticò (1951-2022). Un ponte di colori exhibition curated by Consolato Praticò works by Michele Praticò Casa della Confraternita (Piazzale della Patria del Friuli, Udine) 6 - 21 December 2025 Free admission Opening hours: 10.30 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. 2.30 p.m. - 6 p.m. A Bridge of Colours is a contemporary art exhibition originated by the desire to create a dialogue between cultures, generations, and artistic sensibilities through the universal language of visual art. The initiative takes on a particularly poignant meaning as it pays tribute to the memory of artist Michele Praticò, three years after his death in Udine. The works on display explore themes of love, memory, and connection, transforming personal memories into a universal message of hope, dialogue, and rebirth.
Il Presepio e l'espressione artistica della Natività
Museo Etnografico del Friuli Palazzo Giacomelli via Grazzano 1 Udine Il Presepio e l'espressione artistica della Natività (The Manger Scene and the artistic expression of the Nativity) exhibition organised and curated by Associazione Presepistica Italiana APS in collaborazion with the Civic Museums of Udine from 5 December 2025 to 11 January 2026 Thursdays 10:00 - 14:00 Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays 10:00 - 18:00 Closed on 25 December 2025 and 1 January 2026 Info and Tickets Master craftsmen, goldsmiths and artists, including Maestro Giorgio Celiberti (New Life), invite us to reflect on the significance of the Nativity today. Vernissage 5 December 2025 11 a.m.