Cathedral Museum
The Cathedral Museum is housed in a building complex comprising a 13th-century tower house, a 16th-century church, and a 14th-century main building located in Piazza Antelminelli. Since 1992, it has housed the artworks belonging to the Cathedral of San Martino.
Address: Antelminelli Square, Lucca
phone: 0583 490530
E-MAIL: info@museocatedralelucca.it
accessibility: Ramps are available for wheelchair access.
timetables: variable during the year, it is recommended to see the official website
input: a is expected paid ticket for the church and the archaeological area.
Audio guides for the Museum are available in Italian, English, French, and German.
The Museum has a downloadable guide for mobile: guida.museocatedralelucca.it
The Museum and Archaeological Complex of the Cathedral of Lucca adheres to Visit Card Lucca the cumulative ticket that allows access to the main places of cultural interest and attractions of the city
The works are displayed chronologically, allowing visitors to observe the artistic changes that have taken place over the centuries. The collection includes statues and stone artifacts, goldsmith's work and clothing, chalices, and paintings.
Among the works of particular importance is one very rare collection of five 1300th century choral books and the “Pisan Cross”, floral cross from the early 400th century.
A separate room is dedicated to the "Holy Face", an ancient wooden crucifix venerated throughout Europe and celebrated in Lucca on 13 and the 14 September, who on the occasion of the celebration is dressed in a precious velvet tunic, a crown and a golden collar and is carried in procession through the streets of the city.
(IMG Cathedral Museum)