Museo della memoria, Assisi 1943-1944
Permanent exhibition in the Vescovado (bishop’s residence) of Assisi on the Jews saved by the city’s clandestine network in 1943–1944, with the Brizi printing press and the collection on Gino Bartali.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The museum is dedicated to the rescue of around three hundred Jews who were given refuge in Assisi between 1943 and 1944, thanks to a clandestine network led by Bishop Giuseppe Placido Nicolini, with Father Rufino Niccacci, the podestà (mayor) Arnaldo Fortini, Don Aldo Brunacci, female religious orders and other citizens. The secret centre for routing the refugees was located in the Vescovado itself.
It was inaugurated on 24 March 2011 by the Opera Casa Papa Giovanni, wanted by Don Brunacci, on the initiative of the emeritus bishop Sergio Goretti. After the opening of the Santuario della Spogliazione, Bishop Domenico Sorrentino moved the museum to the Vescovado, including the basements where Nicolini operated. The new opening on 16 May 2018 added a section on Gino Bartali, who carried forged documents between Assisi and Florence, with a reconstruction of the small chapel where he prayed.
The display, bilingual in Italian and English, includes unpublished documents, photographs, objects and testimonies, a documentary with interviews of the protagonists, and the original printing press of the printers Luigi and Trento Brizi, who printed the forged documents for the persecuted.
Key themes
- Original printing press of the Brizi brothers
- Section on Gino Bartali and reconstruction of his chapel
- Documentary with interviews of the protagonists
- Basements of the Vescovado used by the rescue network
- Bilingual display in Italian and English
Permanent exhibition
- Assisi 1943–1944: gli ebrei salvati – Documents, photographs, objects and testimonies on the network that saved around three hundred Jews, with sections on the Brizi brothers and Gino Bartali.
- Founded
- 2011
- Operated by
- Opera Casa Papa Giovanni
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Reduced | €2 |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 3 · Free admission up to age 3. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with certified disabilities and one companion. |
| Groups (10+ people) | –Guided visit of about one hour: €6 per person for groups of at least 10 participants, €8 per person for smaller groups. |
| Group guided visit (at least 10 people) | €6Per person; for smaller groups €8. |
Tourist guides are free while working; other free admissions may be linked to specific events.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes · approx. 60 min |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The self-guided visit is introduced by a video on the history of “Assisi Underground”. Guided tours in Italian, English and French must be booked by e-mail at least two days in advance. |
