Pinacoteca Comunale (Municipal Picture Gallery), Assisi

The Vallemani Palace, a neat example of 16th-century Baroque architecture, houses the remarkable Municipal Picture Gallery, definitely worth the entrance fee. Among its treasures is the remarkable "Immaculate Conception of the Virgin" (1495–1505) by Matteo da Gualdo, along with many detached frescoes rescued from churches and buildings across Assisi, including significant works by Ottaviano Nelli.

Keep an eye out for a particularly intriguing fresco by an anonymous 14th-century Umbrian artist depicting Saint Julian (San Giuliano) inadvertently killing his parents, mistaking them for his wife and her lover upon his return home. The artist seems to relish portraying the graphic and exaggerated wounds with a hint of macabre delight.

Venture upstairs to explore the Museum of Memory ("Museo della Memoria"), spanning four rooms dedicated to examining the history of Assisi's Jewish community from 1941 to 1943. During this tumultuous period, the efforts of the Franciscans played an essential role in saving the lives of about three hundred individuals in and around the town.