The Tridentine Diocesan Museum is located in Trento in the Palazzo Pretorio in Piazza Duomo, near the San Vigilio cathedral. Founded in 1903, it is one of the first diocesan museums in Italy. Here you can admire the works of the rich artistic production of the diocese, created between the 13th and 19th centuries, the treasure of the Cathedral and the testimonies of the Council of Trent.
The exhibition in the Tridentine Diocesan Museum begins on the ground floor with paintings and prints relating to the iconography of the city of Trento between the 17th and 19th centuries. The two stairwells contain some important iconographic evidence of the Council of Trent. The picture gallery, divided into various sections, holds a selection of the most significant works of local production from the Middle Ages to Neoclassicism.
In the Diocesan Museum of Trento you can also admire a small and precious collection of illuminated manuscripts, the section dedicated to works of wooden sculpture, created between the 14th and 16th centuries by the most important workshops of the diocese, the collections of Flemish tapestries and liturgical vestments and the treasure of Trento Cathedral.
The museum is also responsible for the custody of the early Christian Basilica of St. Vigilius and the archaeological finds from the excavations in the cathedral's basement. In 2000, a branch was opened in Villa Lagarina to display a nucleus of works of art and ecclesiastical furnishings commissioned by the noble Lodron family.
Prices
Full price: €7.00
Adults over 65 and residents of the Province of Trento: 5,00 €.
Reduced price agreement: 4,00 €.
University students, under 26: 2,00 €.
Free admission: children up to 14 years old, Trentino Guest Card, Officials of the Superintendency of Historical and Artistic Heritage, Cardholders, disabled visitors and accompanying person, police officers on duty, journalists with badges, licensed tourist guides, accompanying teachers, civil service workers with badges, and for everyone on their birthday.
Opening hours and times of the Tridentine Diocesan Museum
Every day 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Tuesday closed
Closed: 1st January, 6th January, Easter, 26th June, 15th August, 1st November, 25th December
For further information:
Museo Diocesano Tridentino - Palazzo Pretorio
Piazza Duomo 18 - 38122 Trento
Tel. +39 0461 234419
