The Musei Civici in Palazzo Mosca contains two collections that justify a visit on their own terms. The picture gallery on the upper floor holds Giovanni Bellini's magnificent Coronation of the Virgin altarpiece from 1474 — a rich, complex work full of landscape detail — alongside other Venetian and Marchigian paintings.
The ceramics collection downstairs is the main draw for specialists: an exceptional gathering of Pesaro majolica from the fifteenth through eighteenth centuries. The Marche region was one of the great centres of Italian tin-glazed earthenware, and Pesaro itself was renowned for its distinctive decorative style. The pieces range from functional household ceramics to elaborate commemorative platters painted with mythological scenes and portraits. If you have any interest in Italian Renaissance applied arts, this is a world-class collection that receives a fraction of the attention it deserves.