Museo di Arte Sacra di Mogliano
Sacred art museum in the rooms beside the church of Santa Maria di Piazza, with works from the churches and confraternities of Mogliano.
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About the museum
The museum was founded in 1971 as a museum-picture gallery in two rooms on the ground floor of the town hall, on the initiative of Prof. Vincenzo Brocco. In 1979 the archpriest Don Marcello Bernacchia entrusted Brocco with setting up the parish museum of Santa Maria di Piazza, arranged in six themed rooms. It opened on 18 March 1979 under Bishop Cleto Bellucci, but difficulties of access soon forced its closure.
In 2016 the municipality of Mogliano, owner of the building, restored the rooms, bringing them into line with safety and accessibility rules, and re-set the museum, which reopened on 24 June, the feast of the patron saint, St John the Baptist. The rooms lie beside the church of Santa Maria di Piazza, on the upper floor above the sacristy, in the premises of the former oratory of the Madonna della Misericordia.
The works come from the churches and confraternities of the area and are now grouped in four rooms according to their church of origin, so that visitors can trace the history of each place of worship. The last room has a window onto the square, the historic centre and the hills, with the old municipal coat of arms and the inscription “Laus Deo 1507”, adopted as the museum's emblem.
Highlights
- Holy Family panel with the young Saint John by Innocenzo Francucci da Imola
- Rare Byzantine-style Madonna della Misericordia
- 18th- and 19th-century reliquaries
- 18th-century model of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
- Processional statues and votive offerings
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione permanente di arte sacra – Four rooms with paintings, statues and reliquaries from the churches and confraternities of Mogliano, arranged by place of origin.
- Founded
- 1979
- Operated by
- Comune di Mogliano
- Visitors per year
- approx. 600
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 14 · Free admission for children aged 0 to 14. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and their companions. |
Free admission also for residents of Mogliano, licensed tour guides, journalists registered with the professional register and ICOM members.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
According to the municipality's tourist portal the venue is accessible to people with disabilities; the rooms were adapted to accessibility rules during the 2016 restoration.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
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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| Good to know | Guided visits can be booked by telephone on +39 338 656 4408. |
