In the centre of Trento, next to the St. Vigil Cathedral, the art treasures of the diocese are located.
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The home of the Tridentine Diocesan Museum is the Pretorio Palace, first Episcopal residence of the town, in the heart of Trento.
The museum was founded in 1903, also the Early Christian St. Vigil Basilica and the exhibition in the Libera Palace in the district of Villa Lagarina belong to it. In the halls of the museum the artistic and cultural treasures (from the 11th - 19th century) can be admired, all of them come from the churches of the Trentino: paintings, wooden sculptures, winged altars, pictorial manuscripts, valuable specimens of goldsmith’s work, ancient art embroideries and Flemish tapestries. The museum also houses the treasury of the cathedral with the large processional casket of St. Vigil.
The multimedia station shows the most important stages of the building of the cathedral in three-d. At one passage in the museum a gorgeous view on the near located cathedral can be enjoyed and the archaeological zone of Porta Veronensis can be visited. The museum is also responsible for the near located Early Christian Basilica of St. Vigil.
Porta Veronensis: Temporarily closed
Contact info
- Piazza Duomo, 18 - 38122 - Trento
- Guided tours or visits upon reservation.
- +39 0461 234419
- info@mdtn.it
Opening times
Despite careful control we cannot guarantee the correctness of the provided data.
Admission
• Tridentine Diocesan Museum + Early Christian Basilica of St. Vigil:
€ 7.00: full ticket
€ 5.00: reduced ticket (young people 15- 26 years, over 65, AreAArte Card, FAI Fondo per l'ambiente italiano, groups over 20 visitors)
• Tridentine Diocesan Museum + Early Christian Basilica of St. Vigil + Torre Civica:
€ 12.00: full ticket
€ 10.00: reduced ticket (young people 15- 26 years, over 65, AreAArte Card, FAI Fondo per l'ambiente italiano, groups over 20 visitors)
Free entrance: every first Sunday of the month, for children up to 14 years, persons with disabilities and carers, Trentino Guest Card
