Overlooking the right side of Viale Verdi, the Town Hall Building was built between 1913 and 1919 where the Grand Ducal Stables once stood.
Its construction was in response to the need to provide Montecatini Terme with a civic seat appropriate to the prestige and growth the city was experiencing.
Architecture between classicism and eclecticism
Designed by architect Raffaello Brizzi and municipal engineer Luigi Righetti, the building was inspired by Tuscan Renaissance palaces, while incorporating elements of the Eclecticism in vogue at the time, in a harmonious balance between tradition and modernity.
A treasure trove of art signed by Galileo Chini
Inside, the entrance staircase is illuminated by polychromatic stained glass windows made by Galileo Chini, who also embellished the ceiling with an allegorical pictorial cycle dedicated to good governance: Working, Building, Knowing, Prospering in Peace.
From municipal headquarters to contemporary art
The ground floor, where the post offices once stood, now houses the MO.C.A. (Montecatini Contemporary Art) civic gallery. Here one can admire the work “Woman Wrapped in a Bird’s Flight,” donated by Joan Mirò in 1980, along with temporary exhibitions and contemporary installations. Chini’s historiated stained glass windows, dedicated to the theme of communication, make the space even more striking.
