Assisi Diocesan Museum

The Diocesan Museum of Assisi sits beneath San Rufino Cathedral and presents nine exhibition zones across two underground levels with religious artworks and artifacts. The spaces contain Roman-era stone objects, medieval paintings, and religious sculptures from different periods.

The museum was established in 1941 to safeguard artworks from the Cathedral and local prayer chapels run by confraternities. The collection later expanded through acquisitions and donations of religious objects spanning multiple centuries.

The collections reflect Assisi's deep artistic and spiritual heritage, featuring works by regional masters and objects that shaped the city's religious identity over centuries. Visitors encounter how local communities preserved their sacred treasures through different periods.

You can enter through either the Cathedral doorway or the Piazza San Rufino entrance at street level. Wear comfortable shoes since the path involves stairs and narrow underground passages.

A Roman-era well called the Pozzo della Mensa sits beneath the museum and offers rare evidence of the site's ancient past. This well was once part of the daily life infrastructure of an early settlement that later became the city of Assisi.