The Diocesan Museum of Milan (''Museo Diocesano di Milano'' in
Italian) is an art museum in
Milan housing a permanent collection of sacred artworks, especially from
Milan and
Lombardy
Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...
.
Originally conceived by
Ildefonso Schuster in 1931 as a vehicle to protect and promote the art collection of the
Archdiocese of Milan, the museum was eventually established in the former headquarters of the
Dominican Order in the back of the
Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio
The Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio is a church in Milan in northern Italy, which is in the Basilicas Park city park. It was for many years an important stop for pilgrims on their journey to Rome or to the Holy Land, because it was said to contain the ...
with the support of
Pope Paul VI. In 2001 Carlo Maria Martini inaugurated the current venue located in
Porta Ticinese
Porta Ticinese (formerly known as Porta Cicca, and during Napoleonic rule as Porta Marengo)Porta Cicca' (in Italian) is a former city gate of Milan, Italy. The gate, facing south-west, was first created with the Spanish walls of the city, in the 1 ...
.
Bibliography
*''Milano e Provincia'', Touring Club italiano, ed.2003, autori vari
See also
*
Diocesan museum
A diocesan museum is a museum for an ecclesiastical diocese, a geographically-based division of the Christian Church.
Austria:
* Diocesan Museum, Graz, Styria
* Gurk Treasury, Carinthia
* Diocesan Museum, Linz, Upper Austria
* Cathedral Mus ...
References
External links
Museodiocesano.it
Art museums and galleries in Milan
Milan
Art museums and galleries established in 2001
Museo Diocesano
Tourist attractions in Milan
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