Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art

Housed within Palazzo Lopez overlooking Piazza Basilica, just a few meters from the cathedral, the Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art safeguards an extensive and diverse collection of artifacts and works largely from the basilica itself.\n\nAmong these are the remains of an ancient late-Roman mosaic, a 15th-century baptismal font by the sculptor Gabriele Riccardi, several paintings dating from the 16th to 18th centuries, as well as mitres, silver reliquaries, and dozens of other precious liturgical objects.\n\nThe museum is spread over three levels: on the ground floor are the lapidary and sculpture section, on the first floor lies the rich picture gallery, and on the second floor the section dedicated to applied arts such as bells, wrought branches, and cast bronzes.