The Museo Civico di Bassano del Grappa is one of the oldest museums in the Veneto region. Housed since 1840 in the former convent complex of San Francesco, an iconic place in the city of Bassano del Grappa, over the centuries the museum has been enriched through donations, bequests, and acquisitions. Thousands of historical-artistic and documentary testimonies, ranging from prehistory to the Renaissance, to realist painting and the experiments of contemporary masters, make the Museo Civico the preferred place to immerse oneself in the history and culture of the Bassano area through a visual narrative that combines past, present, and future.

Among the most famous artists present in the collections are: Jacopo Bassano and his sons, a renowned dynasty of Venetian Renaissance painters of which the largest and most important collection in the world is preserved; Antonio Canova, one of the greatest sculptors of all time, of whom an exceptional set of works and documents (sculptures, paintings, drawings, books, and letters) allows to narrate his genius and his creative process. The museum also preserves exceptional testimonies of great masters who have crossed the centuries: from Guariento to Lorenzo Lotto, from Artemisia Gentileschi to Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, from Alessandro Magnasco to Francesco Hayez, in addition to a rich archaeological collection of unique pieces in the world and an extraordinary collection of drawings and prints. A room is also dedicated to exhibitions on graphic masterpieces usually not exhibited to the public, and in-depth studies on artists, themes, or subjects of particular interest. In addition to the permanent collections, the museum periodically offers events and temporary exhibitions of great appeal that enrich the wide cultural and artistic panorama of the city of Bassano del Grappa.