Archiepiscopal Museum, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
4.5 (857 reviews) Friday: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #8 in Province of Ravenna Speciality Museums
Small museum
Archiepiscopal Museum and the Chapel of St. Andrew The Archbishop's Chapel of St. Andrew is guarded as a gemstone inside the Bishop's Palace. It was the private chapel of the bishops of Ravenna and it was built and decorated with mosaics from 494 till 519. Set up inside the rooms of the Bishop's Palace, the collection of the Archiepiscopal Museum contains epigraphs, the Cathedral treasure, remains of mosaics from the ancient Basilica of Ursus and above all the ivory throne of the bishop Maximian (6th century).
Address
Piazza Arcivescovado, 48121, Ravenna Italy
Mobile
Website
http://www.ravennamosaici.it/?page
Working hours
Monday : 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Current local date and time now
Friday, May 10, 2024, 0:28
User Ratings
4.5 based on (857 reviews)
Reviews
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4PavlaPavla 5:00 PM Jul 26, 2022
Small museum
This museum is very small. You can see there exhibits of early Christian Ravenna. I think the rarest and most interesting exhibit here is the Throne of Archbishop Maximian, which is richly decorated with ivory. I found interesting the marble rosette which is a Paschal calendar of the 6th century. Its purpose was to fix the movable feast of Easter in such a way that it might be celebrated everywhere in Christendom on the same day.
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4greenpanther30 5:00 PM May 12, 2022
Worth the visit, but other sights are better
Small museum work many Roman remains and artifacts found around the city. The ebony throne and small Chapel are the two most significant parts of this visit. The rest felt a little disjointed and was hard to follow. Would still recommend visiting though.
