At the end of Corso garibaldi, Ancona's main arterly, you will find Le Muse Theatre in Piazza della Repubblica: neoclassical in style and built in 1826 by the architect Ghinelli from Senigallia, it presents an elegant facade joined by six Ionic columns beneath the trabeation and tympanum ornate with Greek friezes, with decorations which portray Apollo and the Muses.

The Theatre was damaged during the Second World War air raids and was not in use for many years. The new architectural restoration project (completed in 2002) was based on research to create a harmonious relationship between the modern nterior and the neoclassical facade, conserving some historic sections (the entrance staircase, the old lobby) and creating a concept of continuity with the urban exterior, particularly in the features of the lobby, the reception room and the foyer.

The narrow ground floor porch exhibits round arches with Istrian stone ashlarwork, with a decorous mullion balustrade rising above it. The result is an atmospheric place, a "theatre-plaza" built and rebuilt with materials that recapture the nomadic and temporary spitirit inherent of a performance (wood and metal, trellises and galleries) as well as the spirit of the urban monument (bricks and stones, wide-reaching areas to welcme the public). The fireproof stage curtain is also ofartistic significance, created by sculptor Trubbiani, seen as an immense rolling shutter opening the scene, with bronze decorations on a black background.

At last the theatre is once again a place for important operas, plays and concert performances. It is a centre for events of national and international standing, an "old and new" architectural subject rich with a history full of evocative atmospheres.