Christian Diocesan Museum and Treasure of the Cathedral of Cividale del Friuli, Religious museum in Cividale del Friuli, Italy.
The Diocesan Museum in Cividale del Friuli houses a carefully assembled collection of liturgical objects and ecclesiastical artworks from the Cathedral. The display includes medieval sculptures, sacred vestments, ancient manuscripts, and paintings that showcase religious art treasures from different periods.
In 1766 architect Giorgio Massari planned a single hall south of the cathedral to hold the Altar of Duke Ratchis and the Baptistery of Callisto, but the work was carried out only after more than a century and a half. The large rooms were completed in 1932 and the Christian Museum opened on 6 January 1947; a full renovation in 2008 gave it a display over three floors.
The museum keeps the sword, helmet and gospel-book cover used in the Messa dello Spadone, the ceremony held in the cathedral. The patriarchal throne in the treasury is where 26 patriarchs received their temporal investiture. The collection also holds the mitre of Saint Paulinus and the Barbaro chasuble of Turkish manufacture.
The museum occupies rooms next to the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta, and since the 2008 renovation the exhibition route runs over three floors, so allow time for stairs between the Langobard section and the treasury. The entrance is through a freestanding glass-and-metal vestibule on the paved courtyard, with a glass door marked "INGRESSO".
The silver-gilt Ottonian chalice in the cathedral treasury is often passed by. The museum also keeps the sword, helmet and gospel-book cover used in the Messa dello Spadone, and the throne on which 26 patriarchs received temporal investiture.
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