Il Museo diocesano “Giovanni Tarantini” is located in the eighteenth-century Archbishop’s Palace of Brindisi, continuing the principles of preservation and protection inspired by 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; it continues on the first floor where the Art Gallery is located. A separate section of the museum is located at the church of San Benedetto. The Archbishop’s Seminary Palace of Brindisi represents the highest example of Baroque in the city. It was built using some materials from the basilica of San Leucio for decoration, such as the white marbles and the doors of the facade. The palace, completed in 1720, was commissioned by Archbishop Paolo de Villana Perlas and designed by the Lecce architect Mauro Manieri. The facade of the building seems to recall the style of the Filippini oratory palace and the Propaganda Fide college in Rome. On the facade there are eight ornamental statues depicting: Mathematics, Oratory, Ethics, Theology, Philosophy, Jurisprudence, Poetry, and Harmony. Inside there is a valuable chapel.
Information about the 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
