The discovery was made on the ground floor of the fifteenth-century palazzo during a renovation aimed at adding previously unused rooms to the museum experience. The months of pandemic-induced closure are being utilized to rewire the museum’s electrics, improve accessibility and add amenities such as a coffee shop, bookstore, archive and conference room.
Preliminary cleaning tests were carried out in June 2019, which revealed tempera wall paintings beneath the modern white plaster surfaces. Similarities were found with other frescoed rooms in the house museum. The decision was made to remove the plaster from the walls, which started in October 2020, resulting in two halls ornately decorated from floor to ceiling with