Diocesan Museum of Vicenza, Diocesan art museum in Vicenza, Italy.
The Diocesan Museum of Vicenza is housed in the bishop's palace, a building begun at the end of the 12th century, enlarged over the centuries and given its present form by 19th-century and post-war work. Its displays run through five sections on four floors, opening with a large polished-stone sculpture shaped like an egg.
The Bishop's Palace was built at the end of the 12th century and expanded over the following centuries. Its present appearance results from 19th-century work and post-World War II reconstruction. Bishop Pietro Giacomo Nonis (1988–2003) commissioned the museum, which was inaugurated in 2005 by his successor Cesare Nosiglia.
The building was originally the bishop's residence and continues to shape the character of the cathedral square. Visitors can observe how religious authority was expressed through the architecture and spatial organization of this important civic space.
The museum sits beside the cathedral on a pedestrian square in the heart of the city center. The surrounding area offers easy access to other religious buildings and historical sites within walking distance.
The attic floor holds the Nonis ethnographic collection, donated by Bishop Pietro Giacomo Nonis (bishop 1988–2003): statues, everyday objects, masks and textiles from sub-Saharan Africa, tribal north-eastern Thailand, Guatemala, India and New Guinea, plus Orthodox icons from Russia, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania.
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