Editing Modena (section)

====Museum Palace====
The Museum Palace, on the St. Augustine square, is an example of civil architecture from the Este period, built as a Hostel for the poor, together with the nearby Hospital in the late 18th century. Today it houses the main museums of Modena:
* [[Estense Gallery]], with works by [[Tintoretto]], [[Paolo Veronese]], [[Guido Reni]], [[Correggio]], [[Cosmé Tura]] and brothers [[Annibale Carracci|Annibale]] and [[Agostino Carracci]]. The most famous works are the two portraits of Francis I d'Este, a sculpture by [[Gian Lorenzo Bernini]] and a canvas by [[Diego Velázquez]].
* [[Biblioteca Estense|Estense Library]], one of the most important libraries in Italy.
* Museum of Medieval and Modern Art.
* Municipal Museum of [[Risorgimento]].
* Este Headstones Museum.
* Roman Lapidary Museum.
* Graziosi Gallery of Plaster Casts.
* City Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.

The Estense Gallery and Library have reopened on 29 May 2015 after the [[2012 Northern Italy earthquakes|earthquake of 2012]]. The Gallery has been completely restored but some pieces are still damaged and thus cannot be seen.