The collections reflect the nature of the house-museum of a personality - Vincenzo Vela - heavily involved in the events of his time as an artist and a patriot.
Comprised of the private collections of the three Velas, it contains remarkable works by Lombard and Piedmontese artists from the second half of the nineteenth century.
The oldest photography collection in Ticino and the first one of the Confederation, containing approximately one thousand pieces of considerable value.
