In the Bishop’s Palace, it has been open to the public since 1962, occupying the rooms (Portrait Gallery, Throne Room, Bedroom) of the apartment of Pius IX, former bishop of Imola, of whom a bust is also preserved. The bicentennial of the pontiff’s birth in 1992 led to the reorganization of the collections. The collection consists of paintings, sculptures, silverware, liturgical furnishings, including a chasuble called the Queen of Naples, the robe of Our Lady of the Rosary, a processional cross, stone materials from the cathedral and churches of the diocese, illuminated manuscripts of the Bolognese and Ferrarese schools (13th-15th centuries). Among the main paintings, worth mentioning are the Madonna and Saints by Innocenzo da Imola (1516), the Madonna of Mazzolana attributed to Lorenzo Veneziano (14th century), the Madonna by the Master of Valverde (1472), the Madonna by Vivarini (14th century), the detached frescoes of the school of Vitale da Bologna (14th century), a series of 16th to 18th century paintings from Flemish, Emilian, and Bolognese schools, and other important artistic expressions ranging from the 11th to the 20th century.
Information about the Diocesan Museum and Art Gallery
Piazza Duomo, 1,
40026 Imola (Bologna)
054225000
museo@mola.chiesacattolica.it
https://www.webdiocesi.chiesacattolica.it
Source: MIBACT
