The Civic Museum of Castelvecchio is one of the most important museums in the city of Verona, as well as one of the most interesting for Italian and European art. The impressive castle where it is housed, built between 1354 and 1356 next to the Scaliger Bridge, was restored by the renowned architect Carlo Scarpa in 1957, resulting in one of his most significant works. Scarpa demonstrated his admiration for the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright and traditional Japanese spatial design.

The Museum is located within the La Scala di Castelvecchio fortress complex, distributed in more than thirty rooms related to sculpture, Italian and foreign painting, ceramics, jewelry, miniatures and antique bells.

During World War II, Verona was one of the most heavily bombed cities in Italy, due to its strategic location and the presence of many ministries of the Italian Social Republic. During an Allied raid, Castelvecchio also suffered extensive damage. It was during this period that Scarpa was commissioned to restore both the castle and the Cecchini Free Bridge. This project reflects the architect's decision to treat the entire complex as a single entity, without distinguishing between the restoration of the buildings and the creation of museum spaces.