Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro de Álava, Religious art museum in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain.
The Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro de Álava is a religious art museum in Vitoria-Gasteiz holding paintings, sculptures, and liturgical objects from the region. The exhibition occupies several chapels within an active cathedral.
The collection began forming in the early 1900s and was first held at the Episcopal Palace. It moved to the Neo-Gothic cathedral in 1999, where it has remained on permanent display.
The collection is organized by materials—stone, wood, panel, canvas, and silver—showing the craft diversity of church artworks. You can see how different materials were chosen for religious objects and what techniques remained important across centuries.
You enter through the cathedral chapels, so you experience the religious setting directly. It works best to visit during daylight hours when colored light filters through the stained glass.
The stained glass windows were made by Maumejean, a renowned glassmaker, and cast colored light across the artworks. This blend of architecture and craftsmanship creates an experience you wouldn't find in a standard museum.
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