AMEI compiles list of must-see Italian ecclesiastical museums for 20th anniversary
To celebrate its 20th anniversary, the Italian Association of Ecclesiastical Museums (AMEI) has unveiled a selection of lesser-known sites throughout Italy. Notable mentions include the 11th-century frescoes found in Aosta Cathedral; the Museo Diocesano Tridentino in Trento, which houses remnants of the Basilica of San Vigilio; the Paolo VI Collection in Concesio, showcasing works by Matisse and Picasso; the newly established Diocesan Museum System in Susa Valley; the 16th-century 'Blu di Genova' canvases in Genoa; an artistic pilgrimage to Assisi; Viterbo's Colle del Duomo, known for the 'treasure of the popes'; the reopened Museo Diocesano di Rossano Calabro, featuring the Codex Purpureus Rossanensis; Catania's Museo Diocesano; and Cagliari's Museo del Duomo, which displays the Triptych of Clement VII.
Key facts
- AMEI celebrates 20th anniversary by listing must-see ecclesiastical museums in Italy.
- Aosta Cathedral attic frescoes from year 1000 recently restored.
- Museo Diocesano Tridentino includes archaeological area under the cathedral.
- Paolo VI Collection in Concesio holds about 7,000 works by international modern artists.
- Susa Valley Diocesan Museum System includes five museums with rare wood sculptures and paintings.
- Blu di Genova: 14 indigo-dyed linen canvases from the 16th century depicting Passion scenes.
- Codex Purpureus Rossanensis is a 4th–6th century gospel manuscript, UNESCO since 2015.
- Catania's Museo Diocesano is one of Italy's largest ecclesiastical museums.
- Cagliari's Museo del Duomo houses the Triptych of Clement VII after Rogier van der Weyden.
- Viterbo's Colle del Duomo complex includes a disputed Michelangelo crucifixion altarpiece.
Entities
Artists
- Giotto
- Giunta Pisano
- Cimabue
- Michelangelo
- Rogier van der Weyden
- Matisse
- Chagall
- Picasso
- Dalí
- Magritte
- Kokoschka
- Severini
- Sironi
- Morandi
- Casorati
- Hartung
Institutions
- AMEI (Associazione Musei Ecclesiastici Italiani)
- Museo Diocesano Tridentino
- Palazzo Pretorio
- Collezione Paolo VI
- Museo Diocesano di Rossano Calabro
- Museo Diocesano di Catania
- Museo del Duomo di Cagliari
- Cattedrale di Santa Maria
- Cattedrale di San Lorenzo
- Palazzo dei Papi
- Museo del Colle
- Sistema Museale Diocesano della Valle di Susa
- Sacra di San Michele
- Abbazia di San Nicolò del Boschetto
- UNESCO
Locations
- Italy
- Val d'Aosta
- Aosta
- Trentino
- Trento
- Lombardy
- Concesio
- Brescia
- Piedmont
- Valle di Susa
- Sant'Ambrogio di Torino
- Bardonecchia
- Giaglione
- Novalesa
- Susa
- San Giorio di Susa
- Liguria
- Genoa
- Val Polcevera
- Umbria
- Assisi
- Lazio
- Viterbo
- Calabria
- Rossano Calabro
- Sicily
- Catania
- Sardinia
- Cagliari