Museo diocesano di Ariano Irpino

About the museum

The diocesan museum was established to safeguard the religious heritage of the diocese of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, following the guidelines of the Italian Episcopal Conference on sacred art. It was conceived above all to prevent the dispersal and deterioration of works removed from their original places of worship after the earthquakes of 1962 and 1980.

It is housed in the church of the Annunziata, in Via Annunziata, and develops on two levels along a linear route. In the nave of the church are displayed, among other things, the episcopal vestments, while the corridors and staircases preserve inscriptions and coats of arms of the bishops of the diocese.

The collection comprises canvas paintings, sculptures, epigraphs, altar frontals and marble tabernacles, devotional prints and liturgical vestments dating from the 17th to the 20th century. The museum’s website also offers a 3D virtual tour and information sheets on the main works, including the bust of Bishop Diomede Carafa of 1538.

Highlights

• Bust of Bishop Diomede Carafa (1538)
• Episcopal vestments displayed in the church nave
• Altar frontals and marble tabernacles
• Canvas paintings from the 17th to the 20th century
• 3D virtual tour available online

Permanent exhibition

• Collezione permanente di arte sacra – Paintings, statues, silverware and liturgical vestments from the churches of the diocese, displayed on two levels in the church of the Annunziata.

Operated by

Diocesi di Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia

Visitors per year

approx. 1,200

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