Museo d'Arte Sacra San Martino
Museum of sacred art in Palazzo Pelliccioli beside the Baroque basilica of San Martino, with paintings, sculptures, codices and vestments.
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About the museum
The museum is in Alzano Lombardo, in the seventeenth-century Palazzo Pelliccioli, beside the basilica of San Martino. The basilica was built in the 17th century to a design by Gerolamo Quadrio and is regarded as a masterpiece of Lombard Baroque. It has three naves with stuccoes by the Sala workshop, frescoes by Pier Paolo Raggi and Giuseppe Pozzi, and paintings by Piazzetta, Cignaroli and Capella.
The museum’s collections include paintings, sculptures, liturgical objects and sacred vestments. Among the best-known works are a Saint Christopher by Tintoretto, the Martyrdom of Saint Peter of Verona by Palma il Vecchio, and paintings by Cavagna and Cifrondi. Illuminated codices, chalices, monstrances and reliquaries in silver and gilded filigree are also displayed, as well as a room devoted to sacred textiles and embroidery.
In the Salone d’Onore, with a barrel vault and an eighteenth-century fresco attributed to Giuseppe Orelli, the Alcova di Ganimede (1774–1775) by Grazioso Fantoni the Younger is on show; it arrived in January 2024 thanks to a collaboration with the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo. The complex also includes the sacristies, with carved furnishings by the Fantoni and Caniana families.
Highlights
- Saint Christopher by Tintoretto
- Martyrdom of Saint Peter of Verona by Palma il Vecchio
- Alcova di Ganimede by Grazioso Fantoni the Younger
- Sacristies with inlays by Caniana and furnishings by the Fantoni
- Illuminated codices, silverware and reliquaries
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione permanente di arte sacra – Paintings, sculptures, illuminated codices, silverware and sacred vestments in Palazzo Pelliccioli, with the Alcova di Ganimede in the Salone d’Onore.
- Founded
- 1994
- Visitors per year
- approx. 4,324
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €10 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 14 · Free admission for children and young people up to age 14. |
| Groups | –Reductions for groups; booking at least 48 hours in advance. |
| Temporary exhibitions only | €6 |
| Reduced-rate ticket for holders of the ticket for the Museo Diocesano Adriano Bernareggi | €5 |
The €10 ticket covers the permanent collection and the temporary exhibitions. Free admission for residents of Alzano Lombardo, holders of the Musei Lombardia card and members of the Associazione Amici di San Martino; reductions for families, students and groups.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The museum states that it is accessible to people with disabilities.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available · 50 m to the entrance
Coach parking is about 50 metres from the museum.
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | A guide can be booked for every opening day; groups must book at least 48 hours in advance on +39 035 516 579 or +39 366 113 0847, or by writing to segreteria@museosanmartino.org. |
