Palazzo Sarcinelli

It was built in 1518 by a branch of the Sarcinelli family, that of Ceneda (Vittorio Veneto), and was among the most gorgeous of the entire historical center.
In the centuries of greatest splendor the noble family hosted important figures such as Bona Sforza (1556), Maximilian III of Austria and Henry III of France (1574) in the palace.
In the twentieth century it became municipal property and, starting in 1988, the palace, already the seat of the municipal library, became the headquarters of the Modern and Contemporary Art Gallery, founded under the guidance of Marco Goldin, who directed it until 2002. The institution hosted exhibitions dedicated to artists such as Alberto Giaquinto, Piero Guccione, Gianfranco Ferroni, Nino Springolo, Paolo Vallorz, Franco Sarnari, Ennio Morlotti, Graham Vivian Sutherland, Mario Schifano, Luca Crocicchi, Vasco Bendini, Guido Strazza, Fabrizio Clerici, Armando Pizzinato, Claudio Olivieri and Ernesto Mattiuzzi.
The building was finely restored in 2008-2009. From 2010, after the great exhibition dedicated to Cima da Conegliano, it has hosted several exhibitions dedicated to 16th century paintings by the art historian Giandomenico Romanelli and organized by Civita Tre Venezie. In the new Galleria Novecento, in the attic, periodic exhibitions of contemporary artists are held.

As a traditional 16th century building, Palazzo Sarcinelli has an imposing façade on three levels.
On the ground floor, an open portico is found with five round arches, whose pillars have sculptural elements, with a head on each side of floral elements. Below is the rectangular portal, marked by two Corinthian columns and the presence of a mezzanine.
On the noble floor, above a string course, between two pairs of round-headed single-light windows, there is an elegant four-light window relating to the central hall: this is supported by three ionic columns in pink marble and also inserted into the stone frame. All the openings on the first floor have a balustrade.
The second floor consists of an attic with square openings respecting the symmetry of the facade; above, a serrated frame runs along the entire length of the facade.
Internally some salons are embellished with stuccos and bas-reliefs, in accordance with the prestige of the historic owners; interesting are also the monochromatic friezes that above all decorate the entrance hall and the noble floor, attributed to various Conegliano craftsmen, probably including Riccardo Perucolo (1520 ca. -1568), Ludovico Fiumicelli (1500 ca.-1582) and Francesco Beccaruzzi (1492/93 -1562 / 63)