Museo francescano
Specialist museum of the Capuchin Historical Institute with sculptures, paintings, illuminated codices, prints and medals on the history and iconography of the Franciscans.
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About the museum
The museum is part of the Istituto Storico dei Cappuccini, a research institution on Franciscanism and in particular on the 16th-century Capuchin reform. The Institute was founded in Assisi on 14 November 1930, moved to Rome in 1940 and since summer 1968 has been located along the Grande Raccordo Anulare, at kilometre 65.050, where the General Archive, the Order’s central library and the Collegio Internazionale San Lorenzo da Brindisi are also based.
The purpose of founding the museum was to collect and document Franciscan history and art through objects and images of every kind, starting with the iconography of Saint Francis of Assisi and then of the saints, blesseds and the most significant Franciscan figures.
The collection includes sculptures, drawings, engravings, prints, illuminated codices, ceramics and medals. Among the oldest pieces is a 13th-century panel with a gold background, by a Tuscan or Lazio master, showing Saint Francis and the Rule. By ministerial decree of 15 September 1965, the museum was entered among the non-state museums as a minor museum, diocesan or religious, in the category of specialist museums.
Highlights
- Iconography of Saint Francis of Assisi and the Franciscan saints
- 13th-century gold-background panel showing Saint Francis and the Rule
- Illuminated codices, engravings and prints
- Sculptures, ceramics and medals
- Operated by
- Istituto Storico dei Cappuccini (Frati Minori Cappuccini)
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
The guided visit is free of charge.
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Pisana G.R.A. · 8-min walk
From Roma Termini station take bus H to the terminus at Capasso, then bus 808 towards Ponte Galeria to the request stop “Pisana G.R.A.” in Via della Pisana 1100; from there it is about 8 minutes on foot along the boundary wall of the private “Pisana 1100” estate to the gate of the Collegio S. Lorenzo da Brindisi. Alternatively, take bus 881 towards Via Avvanzini from the terminus at Via Paola or from Via Gregorio VII, then bus 808.
By car: from the Grande Raccordo Anulare, near exit 32 (Pisana), turn towards the Collegio S. Lorenzo da Brindisi; at the gate ring the intercom and continue towards the porter’s lodge.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Free guided visit by appointment only, to be arranged by telephone with the director of the Institute. |
