Museo Albino Luciani

About the museum

The museum was founded in 2006 on an initiative of the Canale d’Agordo municipal administration and the archpriest Mons. Sirio Da Corte, with the aim of worthily commemorating the town’s most illustrious son, Albino Luciani, elected pope in 1978 as John Paul I. The building was inaugurated on 26 August 2016 by the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and is run by the Fondazione Papa Luciani.

The museum is housed in a 15th-century palace overlooking the main square of the village and spread over several floors, laid out to offer a sensory route. It tells the life and teaching of Luciani, but also the historical and environmental context in which he grew up and the stories of other personalities from the valley who distinguished themselves in art, culture and religion.

The Foundation also manages other related sites included in the same ticket: Albino Luciani’s birthplace, the old Casa delle Regole (House of Rules) of 1640, and the Schola of the Confraternita dei Battuti with the monumental church of San Simon in Vallada Agordina, which are part of the Ecomuseo della Valle del Biois (Biois Valley Ecomuseum).

Highlights

• Route through the life and pontificate of Albino Luciani, Pope John Paul I
• History of the valley, emigration and the cooperative movement of Don Antonio Della Lucia
• 15th-century palace on the main square of Canale d’Agordo
• Ticket also valid for the birthplace and other sites of the Ecomuseo della Valle del Biois
• Audio guide in seven languages and a guide in Braille

Permanent exhibition

• Percorso museale sulla vita di Albino Luciani e sulla Valle del Biois – The route traces Luciani’s life from family and seminary to the Patriarchate of Venice and the conclave, and sets the history of the valley, emigration and the cooperative movement in context.

Founded

2016

Operated by

Fondazione Papa Luciani

Visitors per year

approx. 9,800

Admission & discounts

Prices for summer 2026. The ticket is valid for 7 days from issue and allows up to three entries in the week to the museum, the birthplace, the Casa delle Regole and the Schola dei Battuti with the church of San Simon in Vallada Agordina. Also free for residents of the Agordino, journalists with a press card, accompanying teachers of school groups, licensed tourist guides and members of the Amici di Papa Luciani. Further reductions with the Trentino Guest Card and Veneto My Card.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Two of the museum’s three floors can be reached by lift on request; the toilets are equipped for people with disabilities. For blind visitors, a guide to the museum in Braille is available.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide

The visit is also recommended for families with children: a crossword and a treasure hunt to do together can be downloaded from the website. A family ticket is available.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

Up to 30 guests.

On request, the room “Angela e Bortolo Salvador” on the upper floor of the birthplace can host prayer and spirituality meetings, lectures, events and educational or cultural activities, for up to 30 people.

Plan your visit