Museo d'Arte Sacra di Certaldo

About the museum

The museum is housed in the 15th-century Augustinian convent of Certaldo Alto. It was restored and opened on 30 June 2001 as part of the network of sacred art museums of the Valdelsa and the Florentine area. It holds works from the churches of the vicariate, which are difficult to preserve in their original locations. The route unfolds over seven rooms with paintings, sculptures, goldwork and vestments from the 12th to the 18th century.

The first room is a picture gallery with panel paintings from the 13th to the 16th century, including works by Meliore di Jacopo, Ugolino di Nerio and Cenni di Francesco, and a 13th-century wooden crucifix of the Christus triumphans type. The following rooms hold sacred goldwork, with reliquaries, a thurible and a chalice, largely from the pieve of San Lazzaro a Lucardo, including the reliquary bust of Blessed Giulia, made in 1652–1653 by Paolo Laurentini.

This is followed by the room of sacred vestments, with liturgical garments from the 16th to the 18th century, and the Sala della Compagnia, a former chapel with 17th-century canvases and two large wooden sculptures of the Sienese school. The last room has housed the Collezione Linari since 24 August 2018, with paintings, sculptures, prints and a wooden crucifix from Villa Bardi in Linari. The museum also offers educational activities, such as the EduKids programme and the workshop “Erba della Paura” on folk herbal medicine.

Highlights

• Panel paintings from the 13th to the 16th century by Meliore di Jacopo, Ugolino di Nerio and Cenni di Francesco
• 13th-century wooden crucifix of the Christus triumphans type
• Reliquary bust of Blessed Giulia by Paolo Laurentini (1652–1653)
• Sacred goldwork from the pieve of San Lazzaro a Lucardo
• Liturgical vestments from the 16th to the 18th century
• Collezione Linari with works from Villa Bardi, opened in 2018

Permanent exhibition

• Percorso di arte sacra in sette sale – Picture gallery, goldwork, sacred vestments, the Sala della Compagnia and the Collezione Linari, from the 12th to the 18th century.

Founded

2001

Operated by

Comune di Certaldo

Visitors per year

approx. 10,881 (2022)

Admission & discounts

The Museo di Arte Sacra is included only in the combined ticket for three museums. Free admission for schools of the municipality of Certaldo, accompanying adults on school trips and guided groups, people with disabilities, ICOM members and residents of the municipality of Certaldo.

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum offers the EduKids educational programme and the workshop “Erba della Paura”.

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