Museo diocesano di Gallipoli
Museum in the former Seminary beside the Cathedral of Gallipoli, with silverware, vestments, portraits of bishops and statues of the patron saints.
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About the museum
The Museo diocesano di Gallipoli is one of the sections of the museums of the Diocese of Nardò-Gallipoli and is named after Mons. Vittorio Fusco, bishop of the diocese from 1995 to 1999. It was inaugurated on 12 July 2004 on the initiative of the Italian Episcopal Conference, the diocese and the community of the co-cathedral Basilica of Sant'Agata, with a contribution from the European Union and the Puglia Region. The idea for the museum goes back to Bishop Aldo Garzia and was carried forward by his successors. After a closure, the museum was reopened and named after Mons. Fusco.
The site is the old Seminary palace beside the Cathedral, built from 1750 onwards. The building has largely kept its original appearance, with numerous Baroque decorations; it extends over three floors covering about 900 square metres.
The collection includes 553 artifacts from the cathedral, the curia and the episcopal palace: silverware, liturgical goldwork, vestments, mitres, crosiers, pectoral crosses, bronze bells, numerous portraits, the coats of arms of bishops painted on ceramic, and works by Gian Domenico Catalano. The former chapel on the first floor houses the silver and gold statues of the patron saints Sant'Agata and San Sebastiano, made in Naples.
Highlights
- Silver and gold statues of the patron saints Sant'Agata and San Sebastiano
- Silverware and liturgical goldwork
- Vestments, mitres and crosiers
- Works by Gian Domenico Catalano
- Coats of arms of bishops painted on ceramic
- Seminary palace from the 18th century with Baroque decorations
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione permanente – Silverware, vestments, portraits, bells and sacred art from the cathedral, the curia and the episcopal palace.
- Founded
- 2004
- Operated by
- Diocesi di Nardò-Gallipoli 0
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €1.50 |
Rates taken from the museionline directory (updated 2023); please check them with the museum.
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