Palazzo Schifanoia in Ferrara was built in 1385 at the behest of Alberto V d'Este, lord of Ferrara until 1393. A noble floor was added to the building in 1465, under the work of the architect Pietro Benvenuti degli Orders, intended to accommodate the ducal apartments and a large reception hall: the Salone dei Mesi. In this environment many of the artists active in Ferrara, including Francesco del Cossa and Ercole de 'Roberti, participated in order to create one of the most amazing masterpieces of Italian Renaissance art: the decoration of the hall with the cycle of the Months, celebration of his family in an astrological and mythological key. Inside the museum there is a substantial numismatic collection, which allows you to range from the issuance of Greek mints to autonomous and pontifical coinage; the presence of illuminated manuscripts is very rich. The Egyptian collection on display comes from collectibles and not from archaeological excavations: it consists of funerary and sacral finds dating back to the period between the 5th dynasty and the Ptolemaic age. Also important is the collection of Ferrara ceramics which represents one of the most important collections of pieces made between the mid-14th century and the early 17th century.