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Porta Perugia - Museums in Umbria:  'Stendardo della Santissima Trinità' (1499 circa) by Raphael, at the  Pinacoteca Comunale in Città di Castello, Umbria

Umbria Museums

For opening hours please consult the relevant museum website. Links are attached to each entry. (The list is not yet complete, this page is work in progress)

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ASSISI - MUSEUMS

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ASSISI | Foro romano di Assisi | Remains of a Roman Forum 

Roman Forum beneath the Piazza del Comune, discovered during excavations in 1836. The remains include the base of a temple, a monumental cistern, a podium with seats for the magistrates, a temple dedicated to Castor and Pollux, and three marble statues. Foro Romano di Assisi, Via Portica 2, Assisi

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ASSISI | Palazzo Vallemani - Pinacoteca Comunale | Frescos and paintings

Medieval and Renaissance frescoes, as well as a number of paintings from the 14th-17th centuries. The most important piece in the collection is a Majesty attributed to Giotto. Paintings by Puccio Capanna, Ottaviano Nelli, Nicolò di Liberatore and Pietro Perugino. â€‹Palazzo Vallemani Pinacoteca Comunale, Via San Francesco 12, Assisi

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ASSISI | Museo del Tesore della Basilica di San Francesco | Liturgical objects and musical instruments

Liturgical objects from the sacristy. Over the centuries, the collection has been enriched with relics, liturgical books and vestments. At the collection a table depicting St. Francis; a missal of St. Louis IX; a chalice by the goldsmith Guccio di Mannaia; and a Flemish tapestry depicting the Franciscan tree. The museum also houses the Perkins Collection, a gift of American art historian Frederick Mason Perkins, and a room with musical instruments. Museo del Tesore della Basilica di San Francesco, Piazza San Francesco 1, Assisi

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ASSISI | Museo della Porziuncola (a medieval Convent) | Objects concerning the history of the Franciscan order

Among the most famous works are the 'Crucifix' by Giunta Pisano,  the 'San Francesco and Angels' by the Master of San Francesco. Further, a seventeenth-century altar frontal, and a glazed terracotta dossal by Andrea della Robbia. Convento Porziuncola, Piazza Porziuncola 1, Santa Maria degli Angeli (a fraction of Assisi)​

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ASSISI | MUMA - Museo Missionario Indios | Missionary museum of the Capuchin friars

Missionary museum of the Capuchin friars in the Brazilian Amazon. The museum is dedicated to Father Luciano Matarazzi, who collected Amazonian art and objects. The collection contains tuffed animals, musical instruments, masks, butterflies and various handicrafts. At the multimedia section you can immerse yourself in the sounds, testimonies, objects and landscapes of the Brazilian Amazon. MUMA – Museo Missionario Indios, via San Francesco 19/d, Assisi

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ASSISI | Diocesan Museum and Crypt of San Rufino | Works of art of the cathedral, sacred art

Founded in 1941 to preserve the most important works of art of the Assisi cathedral. The museum is located underneath the piazza of the cathedral. It has two entrances, within the cathedral and at the piazza. The crypt of San Rufino is one of the places that Francis of Assisi went to pray. Palazzo dei Canonici, Piazza San Rufino 3, Assisi â€‹

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CALVI DELL'UMBRIA - MUSEUMS

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CALVI DELL'UMBRIA | Museo del Monastero delle Orsoline | Paintings, Municipal museum

The Ursuline Monastery complex, inhabited by nuns until 1991, occupies the highest part of the town's historic center. The original nucleus is Palazzo Ferrini (built 1606), now home to the town hall and the museum. Works by Pompeo Batoni, Pieter Brueghel, Gaspar van Wittel, Pietro da Cortona, Giovanni Paolo Panini, Guido Reni and Francesco Furini. Museo del Monastero delle Orsoline, Via Daniele Radici 2, Calvi dell'Umbria

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CITTA DI CASTELLO - MUSEUMS

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CITTA DI CASTELLO | Municipal Art Gallery - Pinacoteca Comunale | Paintings and art from Umbria

Most important museum of Umbrian works of art, alongside the National Gallery in Perugia. Housed in the Palazzo Vitelli alla Cannoniera, a Renaissance residence. The main facade is decorated with paintings by Gherardi, based on designs by Vasari. A large altarpiece with the ‘Madonna Enthroned’ with Child and Six Angels is the oldest painting preserved here. The pinacoteca further contains important works by Luca Signorelli, and the 'Stendardo della Santissima Trinità' (1499 circa) by Raphael. Municipal Art Gallery - Pinacoteca Comunale, Largo Monsignor G. Muzi, 06012 Città di Castello

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CITTA DI CASTELLO | Burri Collection | Works of art by Alberto Burri (1915-1995)

Works of art by the famous Umbrian artist Alberto Burri (1915-1995). The collection is stored at two different locations: 1. Palazzo Albizzini, Via Albizzini 1, Città di Castello, and 2. Ex Tobacco Dying Tower-Ex Seccatoi del Tabacco, Via Francesco Pierucci 2, Città di Castello

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CITTA DI CASTELLO | Cathedral Museum - Museo diocesano | Sacred art

Sacred art and historical artefacts including a rare collection of Eucharistic dishes dating back to the 5th/6th century; paintings by Pinturicchio, Rosso Fiorentino, Giulio Romano. Museo del Duomo, Piazza Gabriotti 3a, 06012 Città di Castello

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CITTA DI CASTELLO | Museum of Graphic Arts - Museo Arti Grafiche 'Grifani-Donati' | Graphic art

In 1799 the printers Francesco Donati and Bartolomeo Carlucci opened a typographic workshop. The museum organises exhibitions, and the workshop is still active in typography and book restoration. It houses a collection of printing equipment dating from 1864 to 1960. Visits by appointment. Museo Arti Grafiche 'Grifani-Donati', Corso Cavour 4, Città di Castello

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CITTA DI CASTELLO | Textile workshop and collection; 'Tela Umbra' | Textiles and weaving tools

The only laboratory where handmade linen products are woven on nineteenth century looms using original medieval and renaissance designs. Pure linen fabrics, tablecloths, towels and blankets are still produced today. The museum collection includes yarns, period looms and weaving tools. Tela Umbra, Via S. Antonio, Città di Castello 

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DERUTA - MUSEUMS

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DERUTA | Museo Regionale della Ceramica & Pinaoteca Communale |  Ceramics and paintings

Housed in a 14th-century convent, the museum showcases majolica ceramics. An underground passage connects the museum to an archaeological site rich in ceramic finds, including majolica, graffito slipware, and glazed earthenware.  Museo Regionale della Ceramica & Pinaoteca Communale, Largo San Francesco, Piazza dei Consoli 12, Deruta

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FOLIGNO - MUSEUMS

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FOLIGNO | Palazzo Trinci | Archeological and municipal museum of Foligno

The palazzo was built by the Trinci family, who ruled Foligno from 1305 to 1439. Decorations by Gentile da Fabriano. Archeological and municipal museum. Palazzo Trinci, Piazza della Repubblica, Foligno

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​FOLIGNO | CIAC - Centro Italiano Arte Contemporeana | Contemporary art

The Italian Centre for Contemporary Art promotes and organises exhibitions and cultural events of national and international importance. Located in two museum sites in the city of Foligno, Umbria, the CIAC also houses a permanent collection of contemporary art and is home to the monumental work Calamita Cosmica by Gino de Dominicis. CIAC di Foligno, Via del Campanile 13, Foligno

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FOLIGNO | Press Museum - Museo della Stampa | Testimonies to Foligno's history in paper production and publishing

In 1470, just five years after the art of printing spread to Italy, the Orfini brothers, engravers and papal minters, set up a printing house in Foligno. Johannes Numeister, a pupil of Gutenberg, worked there. The very first edition of Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, was printed in Foligno in 1472. Museo della Stampa, Palazzo Orfini, Piazza della Republica (entrance Via Pertichetti), Foligno

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GUALDO TADINO - MUSEUMS

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​​​GUALDO TADINO | Polo Museale | Ceramics, majolica, medieval art

The ancient town of Gualdo Tadino, up in the Appenine mountains, houses two ceramics museums, a richly decorated medieval Franciscan Church and a 12th century castle with the City Museum Rocca Flea. In the Middle Ages the area was famous for the manufacture of ceramic ware; in the late 20th century, the ceramic industry was revived. Website Polo Museale

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GUBBIO - MUSEUMS

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GUBBIO | Museo Civico Palazzo dei Consoli | City museum, history of the region

The museum collection covers the history and culture of the region from prehistory to the 20th century. Museo Civico Palazzo dei Consoli, Piazza Grande, Gubbio

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GUBBIO | MUAM - Museo Arti e Mestieri | Handcrafted art

Craftmanship from Gubbio. The museum is housed in an ancient noble palace dating back to the 15th century. Museo Arti e Mestieri (MUAM), Palazzo Beni,  Via Cavour 7, Gubbio

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MONTEFALCO - MUSEUMS

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MONTEFALCO | Museo di San Francesco | Renaissance frescos and history of the region

Former convent and church. At the church 'The Stories from the Life of Saint Francis' (1452) by Benozzo Gozzoli. Paintings, sculptures, textiles and objects from the area are exhibited in the former convent. Further a section dedicated to the history of the Sagrantino wine. Museo di San Francesco, Via Ringhiera Umbria 6, Montefalco

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NARNI - MUSEUMS

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NARNI | Museo Civico Palazzo Eroli | City museum, history of the region; Paintings 14th-18th century

The museum is located in a 17th century palazzo built by Narni's noble Eroli family. The collection covers the history and culture of the region. On the  second floor there is a picture gallery. Museo Eroli, Via Aurelio Saffi 1, Narni

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SPELLO - MUSEUMS

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SPELLO | Villa of Mosaics - Villa dei Mosaici di Spello | Roman mosaics

With nearly 500 square metres recovered, Spello's Villa of Mosaics is one of the most extraordinary archaeological discoveries in Umbria. Mosaic floors with geometric decorations, wild animals and mythical creatures, human figures and scenes of everyday life. Villa dei Mosaici di Spello, Via Paolina Schicchi Fagotti 7, Spello

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TERNI - MUSEUMS

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TERNI | CAOS - Centro Arti Opificio Siri | Contemporary art, archeological objects

Several museums under one roof. A former metalworking factory since 2009 has been transformed into an art centre housing two museums and a theatre: Modern and Contemporary Art Museum Aurelio De Felice; Archological Museum Terni; Teatro Sergio Secci. CAOS, Via Franco Molé 25, Terni

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TODI - MUSEUMS

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TODI | Museo Lapidario di Todi | Terrace and cloister

The museum is housed in an ancient cloister from where you van enjoy a wonderful view of the historic city and the valley. (Archaeological) objects from the area, from Roman times to the 19th century. Museo Lapidario di Todi, Via del Vescovado 12, Todi

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