The “Giovanni Tarantini” Diocesan Museum is located in the 18th-century Archbishop’s Palace of Brindisi, in continuity with the principles of preservation and protection that inspired the archpriest and theologian to whom it is symbolically dedicated. The exhibition begins in the ground floor atrium with the Lapidary section and the rooms hosting the Sacred Art section, continuing to the first floor where the Art Gallery is located. A detached section of the museum is housed in the church of San Benedetto. The Seminary Archbishop’s Palace of Brindisi represents the highest example of Baroque architecture in the city. It was built using materials from the Basilica of San Leucio for decoration, such as white marble and the façade doors. The palace, completed in 1720, was commissioned by Archbishop Paolo de Villana Perlas and designed by the Lecce architect Mauro Manieri. The building’s façade seems to recall the style of the Oratory of the Filipinos palace and the Propaganda Fide college in Rome. On the façade are eight ornamental statues representing: Mathematics, Oratory, Ethics, Theology, Philosophy, Jurisprudence, Poetics, and Harmony. Inside, there is a valuable chapel.
Information about Giovanni Tarantini Diocesan Museum of Brindisi.
Piazza Duomo, 12
72100 Brindisi (Brindisi)
0831523053
diocesbr@libero.it
https://www.brindisiweb.it/arcidiocesi/enti/museo_br.htm
Source: MIBACT
