Museo Capitolare di Atri
Museum in the Benedictine cloister beside the cathedral of Atri, with a picture gallery, ceramics, illuminated codices, sacred silverware and a Roman cistern.
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About the museum
The Museo Capitolare was founded in 1912 on the initiative of Monsignor Raffaele Tini, with the aim of gathering and safeguarding works of art from the cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and the city's other churches. It is housed on the upper level of a 13th-century Benedictine-Cistercian cloister adjoining the cathedral; some paintings and statues come from churches demolished in the second half of the 20th century.
In the 1960s the museum expanded into the north wing of the upper cloister. In 1976 Gaetano Bindi donated one hundred ceramics that had belonged to his father, Vincenzo, forming the core of the ceramics collection; later the Illuminati family gave the museum works by the sculptor Tommaso Illuminati.
The route includes a reconstructed sacristy with cabinets, reliquary busts, illuminated codices, incunabula and liturgical vestments; a picture gallery with polyptychs, panels, canvases and wooden statues from the 14th to the 19th century; the ceramics of the maiolica makers of Castelli, terracottas and sacred silverware. Outside, visitors can see the two levels of the cloister, with a lapidarium, and the Roman cistern of the 3rd century BC, later used as a place of worship and decorated with votive frescoes.
Highlights
- Picture gallery with polyptychs, panels and wooden statues from the 14th to the 19th century
- Ceramics collection from the 16th to the 20th century, including the Vincenzo Bindi donation
- Illuminated codices and incunabula in the reconstructed sacristy
- 13th-century Benedictine cloister with lapidarium
- Roman cistern of the 3rd century BC with votive frescoes
- 20th-century works by the sculptor Tommaso Illuminati
Permanent exhibitions
- Pinacoteca – Three rooms with polyptychs, panels, canvases and wooden statues from the 14th to the 19th century, from the cathedral and other churches in Atri.
- Ceramiche e donazione Bindi – Large room with ceramics from the 16th to the 20th century, including one hundred pieces from the Vincenzo Bindi donation and works by the families of maiolica makers of Castelli.
- Founded
- 1912
- Visitors per year
- approx. 3,700
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €8 |
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| Reduced | €2 |
| Groups (16+ people) | €5 per personGroups of more than 15 people. |
Free admission for members of religious orders and accredited scholars.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The museum website offers online booking of visits. Entrance is from the cathedral, along the left aisle, at the far end on the left. |
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