The P.A. Garda Civic Museum presents a new exhibition dedicated to Giorgio de Chirico, featuring two works from the Guelpa-Croff Collection: *Peaches on a Bough* and *Laurel Grove*.

The exhibition marks the start of a new series of exhibitions that the Museum is dedicating to promoting and raising awareness of the masterpieces in the Guelpa-Croff Collection.

The collection, which originated from Abdone Croff’s private collection and came into the possession of the Municipality of Ivrea thanks to a donation by Lucia Guelpa, constitutes a heritage of particular historical and artistic interest. Its diverse range spans different eras and schools: from valuable antique paintings to nineteenth-century works from various Italian traditions, right through to works by twentieth-century artists.

Through a series of exhibitions dedicated to individual works and their artists, the Museum aims to offer the public new opportunities to discover and explore this heritage, highlighting the variety of the collection and the diverse artistic trajectories it documents.

The first exhibition is dedicated to Giorgio de Chirico, a central figure in twentieth-century art. The two works on display, *Peaches on a Branch* and *Laurel Grove*, provide an insight into the artist’s presence within the Guelpa-Croff Collection and mark the starting point of a journey of rediscovery that will continue with subsequent exhibitions focusing on other sections of the collection.