Art in the city, they take seriously here.  It is forever showing up, juxtaposed, in public places (like the modern sculpture that stands in the Palazzo Comunale; or the competing time pieces that are affixed below the palace tower).

On any given day, the theme can be extended inside.  In anticipation of “Arte in Citta,” modern paintings are displayed on the second floor of a much older place.

When you walk in and start upstairs, the two murals compete for your attention.  When you move from room to room, you don’t know where to fix your gaze: on the bold, modernist colors and shapes or on more common household furniture.  So very different, in effect, than those gilded frames on museum walls.