PALAZZO BALBI SENAREGA (University)
Palace of Giacomo and Pantaleo Balbi

The Palace

The palace was built in 1618 for the brothers Giacomo and Pantaleo Balbi with two identical superimposed noble floors and a large courtyard. Later, the beautiful hanging garden with a preciously decorated nymphaeum was added, while the loggia on the second noble floor became a gallery.
The Palace remained the property of the Balbi family, guarding the magnificent family picture gallery, up to this day. The University of Genoa acquired it in 1972.

Why you should visit visit Palazzo Balbi Senarega

The second noble floor of the palace preserves one of the most important cycles of Baroque frescoes in Genoa, Valerio Castello created a splendid fresco in the gallery with the stories of the Rape of Proserpina and decorated other rooms on the floor, where operates other prominent artists of seventeenth-century Genoese painting, such as Domenico Piola and Gregorio De Ferrari

Information

The Buildings of the University of Genoa are open during teaching and research hours; the spaces that house the classrooms can only be visited when lessons are not in progress.

• To find out all the information about the visit and to learn more about the collections, here is the link to the University of Genoa website: https://unige.it/ateneo/patrimonio-storico-artistico-universita-genova
• To learn more about the history of the Palace, here is the link to the page on the Rolli e Strade Nuove website: https://www.rolliestradenuove.it/en/rollo/28-palace-of-giacomo-and-pantaleo-balbi/