Museo Diocesano di Arte Sacra (MuDAS)
Diocesan museum in the Episcopal Palace of Arezzo with sculptures, paintings, illuminated codices and goldwork, including works by Vasari and the Pace di Siena.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in the Episcopal Palace, opposite the Duomo of Arezzo, which is still the bishop’s residence today. The building was constructed in the 13th century at the wish of Bishop Guglielmino degli Ubertini, the first to live there, and its present appearance is due to a thorough remodeling at the end of the 16th century, with 17th- and 18th-century additions.
Since 2011 the museum has occupied five rooms on the ground floor of the palace and holds sculptures, paintings, illuminated codices, vestments and goldwork from the diocese. The first room contains three rare wooden crucifixes dating from the late 12th to the early 13th century; the second is dedicated to the Annunciation, and the third to the works of Bartolomeo della Gatta, a Camaldolese monk who was active in Arezzo for a long time.
The fourth room is dedicated to Giorgio Vasari, with the processional standard of 1549 made for the Compagnia dei Peducci and the large roundel with the Madonna della Misericordia, and it also preserves the predella of a panel by Luca Signorelli. The last room brings together paintings, wooden sculptures, terracottas and liturgical objects, including the Pace di Siena, a Franco-Flemish goldsmith’s work of the early 15th century. The route also includes, on the piano nobile (main floor), the bishop’s picture gallery (Quadreria vescovile), the palatine chapel frescoed by Teofilo Torri and the Camera dei Papi.
Highlights
- Three rare wooden crucifixes from the late 12th to the early 13th century
- Vasari room with the processional standard of 1549
- Works by Bartolomeo della Gatta and a predella by Luca Signorelli
- Pace di Siena, a Franco-Flemish goldsmith’s work of the early 15th century
- Piano nobile with the bishop’s picture gallery, palatine chapel and Camera dei Papi
Permanent exhibitions
- Collezione permanente del Museo Diocesano – Five rooms on the ground floor with medieval wooden crucifixes, works by Bartolomeo della Gatta and Giorgio Vasari, the Pace di Siena and liturgical furnishings.
- Piano nobile del Palazzo Vescovile – Bishop’s picture gallery, palatine chapel frescoed by Teofilo Torri, Camera dei Papi and vestibule with frescoes on the history of the diocese.
- Founded
- 1963
- Operated by
- Diocesi di Arezzo-Cortona-Sansepolcro (gestione Opera Laboratori)
- Visitors per year
- approx. 7,008
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €4Children aged 6 to 18 and groups of at least 15 people |
| Children & teens | €4free up to age 5 · Free for children up to 6 years old; reduced ticket for ages 6 to 18. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and for their companions. |
| Groups (15+ people) | €4 per personReduced rate for groups of at least 15 people. |
The ticket covers the museum and the Episcopal Palace. Free admission also for residents of the municipality of Arezzo, teachers accompanying school or other groups, authorized tour guides and journalists.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Booking and ticket purchase are possible online through the Opera Laboratori website. An audio guide for the Duomo is available for a fee (€2 according to the Opera Laboratori website); for groups of more than 15 people, headsets are mandatory for entry to the cathedral. |
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