Reggio nell'Emilia - Municipal Museum

(Local Name: Musei Civici) To the north of Piazza Cesare Battisti in the Piazza Cavour is the large Municipal Theater (1857). Near the square can be found the Municipal Museum (Musei Civici), with an 18th century natural history collection, a paleo-ethnological collection, works of art of several periods and a picture collecton. A palace to the west of the Piazza Cesare Battisti houses the Galleria Parmeggiani, with folk costumes, goldsmith's work and sculpture.