Museo diocesano Giovanni Tarantini
Diocesan museum of Brindisi in three venues in the historic centre, with the reliquary ark of San Teodoro, a parchment of Frederick II and sacred art.
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About the museum
The diocesan museum, named after the canon Giovanni Tarantini, a scholar of antiquities and librarian of the De Leo library, was inaugurated in June 2012 in the church of Santa Teresa in Brindisi. In 2022 work financed by the Puglia Region renewed the infrastructure and expanded the cultural services, with workshops and technological upgrades. By decree of the archbishop, the holdings were moved to the church of San Paolo Eremita, the restored new museum venue.
In January 2021 Archbishop Domenico Caliandro established by decree the Rete museale diocesana (Diocesan Museum Network), with venues in Brindisi (the church of Santa Teresa and its upper floor, the church of San Paolo Eremita, the church of the Scuole Pie) and a section in Ostuni in the Episcopio (bishop's palace). The church of San Paolo, of Franciscan origin, was begun after the grant of Charles I of Anjou in 1284 and completed in 1322; it has a single nave and preserves Baroque altars placed over 14th-century frescoes. Santa Teresa was commissioned by the canon Francesco Monetta in 1671 for the Discalced Carmelites. The Scuole Pie, bought in 1659 by Archbishop Francesco de Estrada for the Piarist fathers, have Baroque stuccoes by Maurizio D'Alessio.
The collection of about 350 works and objects linked to the worship and devotion of the oldest diocesan see in the Salento includes, among the best-known pieces, the reliquary ark of San Teodoro of Amasea with embossed silver plates, a parchment of 1219 signed by Frederick II and a hydria in serpentine marble.
Highlights
- Reliquary ark of San Teodoro of Amasea
- Parchment of 1219 signed by Frederick II
- Hydria in serpentine marble
- Church of San Paolo Eremita with Baroque altars
- Three museum venues in the historic centre of Brindisi
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione permanente di arte sacra – About 350 historical works and objects spread across the three venues: reliquaries, paintings, parchments and furnishings linked to worship.
- Founded
- 2012
- Operated by
- Arcidiocesi di Brindisi-Ostuni
- Visitors per year
- approx. 6,000
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
The museum offers creative workshops for young people and educational routes for schools.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Educational guided tours for schools, associations and tourists, in Italian or English, on chronological or thematic routes (for example Frederick II and Brindisi, the patron saints, sacred textiles). The service is booked by appointment by e-mail. Workshops are also offered for schools. |
