Museo Vincenzo Vela
The Museo Vincenzo Vela is an artist museum in Ligornetto, a village in the municipality of Mendrisio in the Swiss canton of Ticino. Dedicated primarily to the work of the sculptor Vincenzo Vela, it occupies the villa he built on a hillside above his native village.Photo: Berger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland
- Address: Largo Vincenzo Vela, Ligornetto, 6853
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include San Lorenzo Parish Church with ossuary and San Giuseppe Oratory.
San Lorenzo Parish Church with ossuary
Church
Photo: Berger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Lorenzo Parish Church with ossuary is situated 270 metres southeast of Museo Vincenzo Vela.
San Giuseppe Oratory
Church
San Giuseppe Oratory is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Museo Vincenzo Vela.
Pinacoteca cantonale Giovanni Züst
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Pinacoteca cantonale Giovanni Züst is a museum, which is situated 1½ km northeast of Museo Vincenzo Vela.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ligornetto and Besazio.
Ligornetto
Village
Photo: Berger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ligornetto is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013 the former municipalities of Besazio, Ligornetto and Meride merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.
Besazio
Village
Besazio is a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 14 April 2013, the former municipalities of Besazio, Ligornetto and Meride merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.
Genestrerio
Village
Photo: DavidSchweikert, Public domain.
Genestrerio was a municipality in the district of Mendrisio in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. On 5 April 2009 the municipalities of Arzo, Capolago, Genestrerio, Mendrisio, Rancate and Tremona merged into the municipality of Mendrisio.
Museo Vincenzo Vela
- Categories: art museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Ticino, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.86403° or 45° 51′ 51″ northLongitude
8.95013° or 8° 57′ 1″ eastOpen location code
8FQCVX72+J3OpenStreetMap ID
node 3267434936OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q29527382
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In Other Languages
From French to Italian—“Museo Vincenzo Vela” goes by many names.
- French: “Musée Vincenzo Vela”
- French: “Museo Vincenzo Vela”
- German: “Museo Vincenzo Vela”
- German: “Museum Vincenzo Vela”
- Italian: “Museo Vela”
- Italian: “Museo Vincenzo Vela”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Piazza Volontari Ligornettesi and Casa Pessina.
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