Museo della Cattedrale
Cathedral Museum of Ferrara, housed in the former church of San Romano, with panels, illuminated codices and tapestries from the cathedral.
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About the museum
The museum, founded in 1929, gathers the works that over the centuries were placed in the cathedral of San Giorgio and reflects the artistic culture of Renaissance Ferrara. Since 2000 it has been housed in the complex of the former church of San Romano, near the cathedral.
From the 10th century the complex was home to Benedictine monks from the abbey of Fruttuaria, and later to Augustinian canons regular. On the church portal, a tympanum shows Saint Romanus on horseback; it is attributed to the sculptor Nicholaus and dated 1143.
The collections include illuminated manuscripts, medieval stone finds, reliquaries, sacred vestments and major works such as the organ shutters by Cosmè Tura, the cycle of the Months from the Porta dei Mesi, the Madonna della Melagrana by Jacopo della Quercia and 16th-century tapestries with stories of Saints George and Maurelius.
Highlights
- Organ shutters by Cosmè Tura with Saint George and the dragon and the Annunciation
- Madonna della Melagrana by Jacopo della Quercia
- Cycle of the Months from the Porta dei Mesi
- Illuminated choir books from the 15th century
- Tapestries with stories of Saints George and Maurelius
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione permanente della cattedrale – Works from the cathedral of San Giorgio, including organ shutters, panels of the Months, illuminated choir books, tapestries and reliquaries, displayed in three rooms of the former church of San Romano.
- Founded
- 1929
- Operated by
- Comune di Ferrara – Musei d'Arte Antica, con l'Arcidiocesi
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | For individual visitors and groups, booking is recommended; it is free, through the booking page of the Musei di Ferrara. The telephone number and e-mail address given are those of the Musei d'Arte Antica office. |
