Altamura Diocesan Museum Matroneum (Italian: Museo Diocesano Matronei Altamura, also MUDIMA) is a museum located inside Altamura Cathedral, whose entrance is on the left side of the church's main entrance. It is located on the second and third floors, in the so-called matroneum of Altamura Cathedral.[2] Among other things, the museum holds statues from the Middle Ages, the XV and XVI centuries. Books, notary letters, reliquaries as well as most of the cultural heritage collected in Altamura Cathedral over the centuries are on exhibition inside the museum. The so-called Murat's cloak is also on exhibition.[3][4]
Museo Diocesano Matronei Altamura (MUDIMA) | |
 Entrance of Altamura Diocesan Museum Matroneum | |
 | |
| Established | 2016[1] |
|---|---|
| Location | Arco Duomo, 1- Altamura, Italy |
| Coordinates | 40°49′39″N 16°33′11″E / 40.82741°N 16.55311°E |
| Founder | Msgr. Giovanni Ricchiuti |
| Website | http://museodiocesano.org |
History
editThis section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (August 2022) |
The museum opened in 2016, thanks to Msgr. Giovanni Ricchiuti, bishop of the diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti.[1][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Museo - MUDIMA". museodiocesano.org.
- ^ "Ad Altamura presto un Museo Diocesano Matronei". 21 July 2016.
- ^ "Collezione - MUDIMA". museodiocesano.org. Archived from the original on 2018-10-19. Retrieved 2018-10-19.
- ^ Redazione. "Museo Diocesano Matronei Altamura". www.museionline.info.
- ^ "Altamura. Museo Diocesano sui matronei della Cattedrale Sabato l'inaugurazione con Ricchiuti ed Emiliano - Diocesi di Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva d. Fonti". 28 October 2016.
Bibliography
edit- Berloco, Tommaso (1985). Storie inedite della città di Altamura. ATA - Associazione Turistica Altamurana Pro Loco.[permanent dead link]