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Archiepiscopal Museum, Ravenna

P.za Arcivescovado, 1, 48121 Ravenna RA, Italy

+39 0544 541688

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Place Types Museum
Address P.za Arcivescovado, 1, 48121 Ravenna RA, Italy
Coordinate 44.4151714,12.1975961
Website http://www.ravennamosaici.it/
Rating 4.5
Compound Code C58X+32 Ravenna, Province of Ravenna, Italy

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Peter Lah (09/16/2020)

Quite rich with artifacts, didascalia in Italian and English

Asiyah Noemi Koso (09/22/2020)

The significant and rich Archiepiscopal Museum here in Ravenna shows us the historical sequence of events and life in the city itself. It is located immediately next to the Baptistry of Neon and behind the Duomo of Ravenna, on the first and second floor of the Archiepiscopal Palace. The museum is very interesting with its artifacts and we are especially impressed with the chapel of Sant'Andrea, an early Christian oratory with Greek cross plan built between 494 and 519 AD in the time of Theodoric and decorated with wonderful mosaics. Archiepiscopal Chapel is the only existing archiepiscopal chapel of the early Christian era that has been preserved intact to the present day. It was erected by Bishop Peter II as a private oratory for Catholic bishops when Arianism was the main religion of the court. Originally dedicated to Christ, the chapel was then renamed and dedicated to Saint Andrew, whose relics were transported from Constantinople to Ravenna around the mid-6th century AD. Beautifully decorated chapel with extremely beautiful mosaics. Also of interest to us was the ivory throne of Maximian, one of the most famous carved ivory works of all times executed in the 6th century by Byzantine artists. Very interesting museum with valuable details.

V. Augusto Valentini Milleri (05/24/2020)

A sight into history of the western Roman empire and later.. very nice museum

Taison Thomas Mandumpal (07/30/2020)

Excellent and well maintained

Petr Sobíšek (08/20/2019)

Nice small museum with artifacts from time of early Christians in Ravenna. It also includes St. Andrew's chapel with beautiful mosaics. Entrance is within one ticket with Ravenna UNESCO "mosaic churches".

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