Museo Pontificio Santa Casa
Museum in the Apostolic Palace of Loreto with canvases by Lorenzo Lotto, Raphaelesque tapestries, Urbino majolica and the treasure of the shrine.
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About the museum
The museum occupies the first floor (piano nobile) of the western wing of the Apostolic Palace, overlooking the façade of the Loreto basilica. The palace was designed by Donato Bramante on commission from Julius II in 1507; the project then passed to Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, with later interventions by Sansovino, Boccalini and, in the 18th century, Vanvitelli. The rooms were originally a guesthouse for nobles, cardinals and princes.
The collections began to form at the end of the 19th century, in conjunction with the restoration of the shrine directed by Giuseppe Sacconi. The works are distributed across ten rooms on the piano nobile.
Among the main collections are the Urbino majolica of the Fontana and Patanazzi workshops, from the Spezieria (pharmacy) of the Santa Casa, the Raphaelesque tapestries donated in 1667, the canvases of Lorenzo Lotto, the frescoes detached from the dome by Cristoforo Roncalli, known as Pomarancio (1610–1614), and goldwork and devotional objects from the treasure of the shrine.
Highlights
- Eight canvases by Lorenzo Lotto
- Raphaelesque tapestries
- Urbino majolica from the Spezieria
- Frescoes detached by Pomarancio
- Patrol walkways (Camminamenti di Ronda) of the basilica-fortress
Permanent exhibition
- Collezioni permanenti del piano nobile – Ten rooms with majolica, tapestries, canvases by Lotto and detached frescoes.
- Operated by
- Delegazione Pontificia per il Santuario della Santa Casa di Loreto
- Visitors per year
- approx. 25,000
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €8 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 12 · Free admission for children under 13. |
| Seniors | –Free admission for over-75s. |
| Visitors with disabilities | –companion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and one companion. |
| Groups | –Group rates on request at +39 071 974 7198 or museopontificio@delegazioneloreto.it. |
| Patrol walkways (Camminamenti di Ronda) | €5 |
| Combined ticket museum + patrol walkways | €10 |
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours and visits to the patrol walkways and to the Cantine del Bramante are described on the museum's website. |
