The Diocesan Museum of Potenza
Patrimonio culturale
The former Seminary, behind the Cathedral of San Gerardo, is home to the diocesan museum of Potenza. The museum offers
its visitors one of the most interesting collections of sacred objects in the region. Through a journey between art and faith, the museum boasts a rich selection of sa- cred silverware and paintings.
The Diocesan Museum of Melfi
Patrimonio culturale
The Diocesan Museum resides in the Bishop’s Palace, in Piazza Duomo. Its rich heritage consists of precious objects and artefacts from the ancient diocese of Melfi.
The Pietà, in coloured stone dating back to the 1400s, and made by a talented southern Italian artist, is a rare and extraordinarily beautiful work.
The National Archaeological Museum of Melfi "Massimo Pallottino"
Patrimonio culturale
The National Archaeological Museum of Melfi, enclosed within the Norman Swabian Castle of the village, narrates the story of
the people who had lived in the Melfi area. The classical section goes from the 4th-3rd century BC, the Roman period starts from the 2nd century BC, while the archaic phase co- vers the period from the 7th-6th century BC, showing significant archaeological documen- ts found in the area. The Roman era is docu- mented by the splendid funerary monument of the 2nd century AD, the Sarcophagus of Rapolla, attributed to workshops in Asia Mi- nor. Along the itinerary, you can visit the Sale Doria, halls with some original 18th-century furnishings and 17th-century paintings.
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The National Archaeological Museum of Muro Lucano
Patrimonio culturale
Built in 2003 within the former Bishop’s seminary, the National Archaeological Museum of Muro Lucano constitutes a single monumental complex with the Cathedral, the bishop’s palace, the curia and the nearby castle. An exhibition venue of a thousand square metres spreads over three levels and five themed sections on permanent display, and preserves centuries of local archaeology, with particular reference to the north-we- stern area where the Peuketiantes lived.
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The City Gallery and Cappella dei Celestini in Potenza
Patrimonio culturale
Included among the most important exhibition spaces of the regional capital, thanks to their significant architectural and historical value, they are both located within the art historical and splendid building of Palazzo Loffredo.
The building that hosts the city gallery, which also includes the Cappella dei Celestini, is considered to be one of the rare examples of noble palaces in Potenza.
Both usually host figurative arts exhibitions and collections of Italian and European artists, always attracting a significant number of visitors.
Pinacoteca D'Errico in Palazzo San Gervasio
Patrimonio culturale
In 2014, the Pinacoteca D’Errico celebrated its centenary. The Pinacoteca is located in Palazzo San Gervasio, in the rooms chosen by Camillo D’Errico, a noble Lucanian patron and passionate collector, to host his own collection.
The exhibition is divided in three sections, strongly interconnected: the first one boasts some of the most famous works if his collection, masterpieces of the Neapolitan painting tradition dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries; the second includes a significant series of engraved illustrations, mainly dating back to the 19th century, which have been collected over the years by D’Errico; the third section features 31 antique books, valuable ‘jewels’ of an extraordinary cultural heritage.
The incredible value of the artistic treasures held by the Pinacoteca is further enhanced by the archaeological exhibition “I guerrieri di Palazzo” (“the warriors of the Palace”), where several remains found during recent expeditions and other extraordinary artefacts are displayed.
Santa Maria D'Orsoleo - Sant'Arcangelo
Patrimonio culturale
Journey to the Origins of Monasticism. Just 4 kilometres from the town of Sant’Arcangelo, on the Orsoleo hill where silence reigns, the convent of Santa Maria d’Orsoleo, built in the Franciscan era starting from 1474 to become a centre of culture, of education and study, today welcomes a multi-media exhibition, which focuses on historical memory, documents and narratives, evoking the ancient origins of devotions practised in these lands starting from the Byzantine Saints in the 10th-11th centuries. Large images, sound narrations, video installations and scenographic effects will tell the story of the monastery as a gateway to discovering monastic communities and medieval life, but at the same time they will take the visitor on a journey into spirituality understood as poetics of the spirit, as a space of “intimate immensity”, where everyone’s experience finds a home, the “shell” within which to shelter, experiment and find oneself.
Themed guided tours, special openings, events, workshops and activities dedicated to families, children, groups. The museum itinerary offers visitors an extraordinary experience of discovery and wonder, a spiritual journey into the Basilicata of the past and present. Sound narrations, video installations, scenographic effects, holograms and 3D films narrate and evoke the origins, daily life, the living memory of the Franciscan convent and of the devotions practised in these lands from the distant past, even outside opening hours, for groups of at least 10 members, by booking well in advance.
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Emperor Frederick II Museum
Patrimonio culturale
In the evening, great big projections on the internal walls of the courtyard of the Lagopesole Castle, the hunting residence of Emperor Frederick II, accompanied by a dynamic and intense narration, take the visitor on a journey through time and through the events of the manor and its protagonists, in an engaging multivision show. The images are superimposed on the walls of the castle, deconstructing and breaking them down at the service of representation, while the voice and face of Remo Girone lend themselves to narrating the great Emperor’s loves and affairs. And to get to know the spirit and culture of the period better, an artistic and multi-media exhibition in the spaces of the Castle invites you to discover Frederick’s epic life. In addition, the path of the narrative museum is enriched with new and exciting attractions, such as a book of about 3 meters in width which by magic becomes a projection screen for a new multimedia story, and becomes accessible thanks to a simultaneous and synchronised translation system in both English and Italian.
Info and booking
Pro Loco Castel Lagopesole
Via Federico II, 22
tel. 0971 86251
info@prolocolagopesole.it
http://www.prolocolagopesole.it/