Museo dell'Abbazia di Pedona

About the museum

The Museo dell’Abbazia di Pedona tells around two thousand years of the history of the place where the abbey of San Dalmazzo stands, a site of devotion for over sixteen centuries, dedicated to the martyr Dalmazzo, a 3rd-century priest who preached in the Maritime Alps. The apses of the Romanesque church overlie the remains of the Lombard building, which are left visible under a glass covering.

Three rooms house finds from the excavations. The first traces the evolution of the church, from the first Christian place of worship to today’s parish church, with a model of the 12th-century abbey church; the second is devoted to the Roman age of Pedona, with grave goods from the necropolis and the cippus of the quadragesima Galliarum; the third presents the marble decorations of the Lombard and Romanesque periods.

An underground route leads from the museum to the apses of the early Christian basilica and the Lombard church, Roman and medieval tombs, and the Romanesque crypt of the 11th and 12th centuries. The visit continues in the Museo Parrocchiale, with reliquaries and sacred vestments of the 17th and 18th centuries, and ends in the upper chapel of the late 17th century, which holds a silver reliquary bust from the late 16th century.

Highlights

• Underground archaeological area with the apses of the early Christian basilica and the Lombard church
• Romanesque crypt of the 11th and 12th centuries
• Cippus of the quadragesima Galliarum
• Finds from the Roman necropolis of Pedona
• Parish Museum with reliquaries and vestments of the 17th and 18th centuries
• Silver reliquary bust from the late 16th century

Permanent exhibition

• Percorso archeologico e Museo Parrocchiale – Three rooms of finds, underground archaeological area, Romanesque crypt, Parish Museum and upper chapel.

Visitors per year

approx. 1,025

Admission & discounts

€2 reduction also for residents of Borgo San Dalmazzo. Free admission with the Abbonamento Musei.

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 route includes an underground archaeological area and a crypt; the website gives no information on accessibility.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum offers educational activities for schools, run by Noau | Officina Culturale.

Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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