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The Modern and Contemporary Art Museum (M.A.M.) is situated along the route of the Roman Via Postumia, a consular road built in the 2nd century BC, in one of the 16C noble residences owned by the local feudatory Count Ippoliti.
It occupies the piano nobile of Villa Ippoliti and the same building and its annexes house the municipal offices (ground floor of the villa) and important local services, including the civic library and social centre for the elderly (side wings). The Regione Lombardy has awarded the museum regional status. In 2011, a platform-lift was installed (co-funded by the Fondazione Cariplo) to make it accessible to people with disabilities.
The MAM collections contain 300+ works, starting from the second half of the 19C. The painting collection includes a major exhibition of artists from Mantua as well as famous Italian and foreign artists, with a focus on Lombard Chiarismo. One sector is devoted to Bresciani da Gazoldo, a famous artist born in Gazoldo.