Maria Brignole-Sale, the Duchess of Galliera and final Brignole-Sale descendant, left the Palazzo Bianco to the city of Genoa in 1899 for use as a gallery. Today visitors to
the converted mansion can peruse works by Flemish, Italian, Dutch, French, and Spanish artists including van Dyck and Rubens, as well as paintings by Genoese masters from the 17th and 18th century, such as Domenico Piola and Valerio Castello.
In addition to its art collection, the 16th-century mansion offers a glimpse into the lives of the Genoese aristocracy, with ornate period furnishings and decor. Admission tickets to Palazzo Bianco also include entry to nearby Palazzo Rosso, another mansion featuring European paintings collected by the Brignole-Sale family, and Palazzo Tursi, which contains decorative arts as well as Paganini’s violin.