Welcome to the Tridentine Diocesan Museum, one of the oldest in Italy!
Founded back in 1903, its location is actually even older - the architectural complex of Palazzo Pretorio and the Castelletto were erected, in continuity with the Cathedral of San Vigilio, before the tenth century. They were the first residence of the prince-bishops of Trento, until it was officially moved to the Buonconsiglio Castle, in the mid 1200s.
Together with the iconic Torre Civica, these buildings delimit Piazza Duomo, still today the vibrant heart of the civil and religious life of the city.
Enjoy your visit!
Punti di interesse
- The Council of Trent
- Prince Bishop Hinderbach and the Simon of Trent 'case'
- The funerary tablets
- Paolo Naurizio
- Martino Teofilo Polacco
- Giuseppe Alberti
- Andrea Pozzo
- Francesco Fontebasso
- The tapestry room
- The wooden sculptures
- The Palatine Chapel and the view onto the Cathedral
- The alleged martyrdom of Simon of Trent
- The liturgical vestments
- The works commissioned by Georg von Liechtenstein
- The cathedral treasury
- The legacy of Simon of Trent