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Museo Diocesano

Museums and art galleries

The original building here became the Bishop’s Palace in 1309, when a large public hall, the Salone, was added to the existing complex. In the fifteenth century, the medieval buildings were transformed into a magnificent Renaissance residence, with Bishop Pietro Barozzi, a learned humanist as well as a caring pastor of his flock, commissioning the extraordinary decoration of the Salone; the artist he chose to paint the portraits of the first one hundred bishops of Padua was the Vicenza-born Bartolomeo Montagna. The present-day ceiling centres around the family crest of Pope Clement XIII (Carlo Rezzonico), who was bishop of Padua from 1743 to 1758.
The atmospheric Chapel of Santa Maria degli Angeli was designed by Lorenzo da Bologna, the best known architect then working in the city. Here the fresco decoration centres around the Apostles’ Creed, Redemption through Christ and the Apostolic role of the Church. The focal point of the chapel, however, is the triptych of The Annunciation, a very delicate rendering of the scene.
The Tinello dei Dottori [Room of the Graduates], now named after St. Gregory Barbarigo, was where the Bishop, in his role as Chancellor of the University, presented students with their degrees. There are still clearly visible traces of the fifteenth-century decoration which Jacopo Barozzi commissioned from Jacopo da Montagnana and his studio.
This includes the coffered ceiling and the scene of The Resurrection of Christ, which was probably part of what was a larger decorative scheme. The room periodically contains displays of manuscripts and incunabula from the Biblioteca Capitolare.
The cellar, a fine space with pilasters and a vaulted ceiling, is often used for exhibitions.

TARIFFS:

Visit to the Baptistery with audioguide (it, en, fr, de, es)+Bishops’ Hall and Diocesan Museum € 15 (full price) – € 12 (reduced price) – € 10 (reduced price residents of Padua and Padua Diocese + UNIPD students) – € 12 (reduced price family ticket – adult) – € 10 (reduced price family ticket – under 18)

The visit to the Bishops’ Hall and the Diocesan Museum (duration 45′) can be made before or after the visit to the Baptistery (even on different days).

Admission is included in the single ticket of the UNESCO site Padova Urbs Picta Card.

Guided tour in Italian to the Baptistery+Hall of Bishops and Diocesan Museum € 18 (full price) – € 15 (reduced price) – € 5,00 (for Urbs Picta Card holders) – € 13 (reduced price Padua residents and Padua Diocese + UNIPD students) – € 15 (reduced price family ticket – adult) – € 13 (reduced price family ticket – under 18)

Entrance to the Bishops’ Hall and the Diocesan Museum € 8 (full price) – € 6 (reduced price) – € 5 (reduced price residents in Padua and the Municipalities Diocese of Padua + UNIPD students) – € 6 (reduced price family ticket – adult) – € 5 (reduced price family ticket – under 18)

Reduced price ticket for the Baptistery visit with audio guide (it, en, fr, de, es) or guided tour in Italian + Bishops’ Hall and Diocesan Museum is reserved to visitors up to 25 years old, Italian Touring Club card holders, MUSME (Museum of History and Medicine in Padua) ticket holders

Reduced price tickets for the Salone dei Vescovi and the Diocesan Museum are reserved for visitors up to 25 years of age, Italian Touring Club card holders, MUSME (Museum of History and Medicine in Padua) ticket holders

The free ticket is reserved for visitors aged between 0 and 6, disabled persons with an accompanying person, clergy and priests, accredited tour guides, accredited journalists (prior communication to the e-mail address booking@kalata.it), students of the Department of Cultural Heritage of the University of Padua (prior communication to the e-mail address booking@kalata.it), ICOM card holders

The family ticket – adult is reserved for: at least one adult accompanied by a young person under 18 (to be combined with the purchase of a family ticket – under 18)

The family ticket – under 18 is reserved for: at least one young person aged between 6 and 18 accompanied by an adult (to be combined with the purchase of a family ticket – adult)

Special reductions for groups (minimum 10 people) by sending an e-mail to gruppi@kalata.it

TIMETABLE:

Visit to the Baptistery with audio guide + Bishops’ Hall and Diocesan Museum

Monday visits at 14.00 – 14.30 – 15.00 – 15.30 – 16.00 – 16.30 – 17.00 – 17.30

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday visits at 10.00 – 10.30 – 11.00 – 11.30 – 12.00 – 12.30 – 13.00 – 14.00 – 14.30 – 15.00 – 15.30 – 16.00 – 16. 30 – 17.00 – 17.30

Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays visits at 10.00 – 10.30 – 11.00 – 12.00 – 12.30 – 13.00 – 14.00 – 14.30 – 15.00 – 16.00 – 16.30 – 17.00 – 17.30

Guided visit in Italian to the Baptistery + Bishops’ Hall and Diocesan Museum

Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays visits at 10.45 a.m. – 2.45 p.m.

Entrance to the Bishops’ Hall and the Diocesan Museum

Monday 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. (last admission at 5 p.m.)

Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. (last admission at 12 p.m.) / 2 p.m. – 6 p.m. (last admission at 5 p.m.)

The times may vary due to liturgical celebrations. Closed on: 25 December, 1 January and Easter.

Reservations on site.

Informations: https://www.museodiocesanopadova.it/

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Piazza del Duomo, 12, Padova
www.museodiocesanopadova.it
info@museodiocesanopadova.it
(0039) 049 82 26 159

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