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The Municipal Art Gallery<\/strong> is situated in the Town Hall, Arengo Palace<\/strong>, and it is considered one of the most important museums in Marche Region<\/strong>, second only to the National Art Gallery of Urbino. It was instituted in 1861<\/strong> with the transfer of works of art from the churches of the suppressed religious orders in Ascoli Piceno and in the Piceno territory. Successively the collection was enriched by bequests and donations such as the collection of the Ascolan<\/strong> doctor Antonio Ceci<\/strong> and works of art from the deposits of the Modern Art Gallery of Rome<\/strong> thanks to\u00a0the painter and the art critic Giulio Cantalamessa.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Its halls are rich in antique furnishings<\/strong>, in large part from the Sgariglia family<\/strong>, which render the ambients an elegant and precious appearance , giving one the impression of finding oneself in a noble palace.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\t\t