A prestigious exhibition space is housed in the old medieval buildings in Rimini historic center, the thirteenth-century Palazzo dell'Arengo and the fourteenth-century Palazzo del Podestà, which together with Palazzo Garampi, the Galli Theater and the Pescheria overlook Piazza Cavour, the heart of the city. 

Here the ancient heritage is the exhibition space of the medieval palaces, in the heart of the historic center, restored to their original splendor by a project of restoration and architectural enhancement. And the contemporary is its contents, which until 2023 consisted of the eclectic and varied collection of important 20th-century works donated by established contemporary artists from the Italian and international scene to theFondazione San Patrignano.
Palazzi dell’Arte di Rimini (Rimini Art Palaces) were officially opened onThursday 24 September 2020 with a special opening weekend. The buildings were restored and made fit for purpose by Luca Cipelletti’s AR.CH.IT Studio. Architect and lighting designer Alberto Pasetti Bombardella helped light the collection and surrounding space.
From July 1, 2023, the Museum is temporarily CLOSED to make all exhibition and ancillary spaces fully accessible in order to achieve total accessibility for all areas of the Museum.
Also the fresco of the Last Judgment created by the painters of the 14th-century Rimini School under the guidance of its most important exponent, Giovanni da Rimini, and which was housed here, has moved and is now on display in the new rooms of the City Museum.

On the rear of the two medieval buildings there is the Sculpture Garden which fades into the museum's exterior. This garden, set up on a project by Luca Cipelletti, creates a path to be experienced both as a museum space and as an Italian garden where you can stop and relax. As for the entire museum, the works are donated by artists, collectors, gallery owners or benefactors with the obligation to have them on show for 5 years. Today the garden exhibits works by Piotr Uklanski, Kiki Smith, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Giuseppe Penone, Paul Kneale and Alberto Garutti, and it can be admired both as an additional part of the museum or just for a walk in the green (free admission).

Awaiting the reopening of the Museum, the gardens will remain open throughout summer 2025 every Wednesday and Friday evening, parallel to the evening museum openings (July and August from 9 to 11 p.m.)