Isola San Lorenzo

The creation of the Museo del Capitolo della Cattedrale (San Lorenzo Cathedral Chapter House Museum) was closely linked to celebrations of the fourth centenary of the death of the painter Pietro Vannucci, known as il Perugino.

Its opening in 1923 provided public access to artworks, sculpture, manuscripts and a variety of ecclesiastical artifacts which are displayed on the premises of the cathedral chapter house. Major restoration work was carried out on the buildings adjacent to the cathedral from the 1980s onwards resulting in the closure of the museum which was then reopened for the Jubilee in 2000. 

The museum circuit leads through spaces previously inhabited by cathedral clergy who only officiated in San Lorenzo. Artifacts on display originate both from the cathedral and from other deconsecrated or structurally unsound places of worship around the diocese of Perugia which are unable to guarantee their appropriate conservation and protection. These assets are evidence of the rich tradition of local artistic patronage over the centuries.
 

Contacts:

Address: Piazza IV Novembre, 1 - 06100 Perugia PG

Phone: 075 5724853

Email: museo@diocesi.perugia.it

Website: http://www.cattedrale.perugia.it/museo-e-percorso-archeologico