Museo della Porziuncola
Franciscan museum beside the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli: Crucifix by Giunta Pisano, 13th-century panels and a dossal by Andrea della Robbia.
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About the museum
The Museo della Porziuncola is part of the route followed by pilgrims and visitors who, from the Porziuncola to the Cappella del Transito and the Cappella delle Rose, visit the memorials of St Francis at the papal Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli. It offers a place for deeper study, with archive documents, models and graphic reconstructions, to help understand these places better.
The rooms hold, in chronological order, the works that made the museum famous. Among them are the Crucifix by Giunta Pisano of 1236, the first example in Italy of a “patiens” crucifix on a monumental cross; the St Francis and angels by the Maestro di San Francesco, from the 13th century; a panel depicting St Francis attributed to Cimabue; the Madonna del latte, a polychrome stone sculpture of the late 14th century; and a fine glazed terracotta dossal by Andrea della Robbia, dated 1475.
The route also includes the so-called Conventino, what remains of the friars' original cells: the rooms, recently restored, host temporary exhibitions of contemporary sacred art.
Highlights
- Crucifix by Giunta Pisano of 1236
- St Francis and angels by the Maestro di San Francesco
- Panel with St Francis attributed to Cimabue
- Madonna del latte in polychrome stone of the late 14th century
- Glazed terracotta dossal by Andrea della Robbia (1475)
- Conventino with the friars' original cells
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione permanente del Museo della Porziuncola – Works in chronological order, from Giunta Pisano's Crucifix to Andrea della Robbia's dossal, with archive documents, models and graphic reconstructions.
- Founded
- 1920
- Operated by
- Frati Minori – Basilica di Santa Maria degli Angeli
- Visitors per year
- approx. 8,085
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Reduced | €2.50Groups of more than 15 people, visitors aged 11 to 18 and over 65, university students, holders of a ticket for another museum of the Rete Museale Ecclesiastica Umbra, members of AMEI |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 9 · Free under 10; school classes €1.50 |
| Groups (16+ people) | €2.50 per personGroups of more than 15 people |
| School classes | €1.50 |
Free admission for group escorts, escorts of people with disabilities and members of religious orders.
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 indicates an entrance for people with disabilities.
Kids & families
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Amenities & dining
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Bookings for the museum are made online on the Porziuncola website. |
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