Behind Cagliari Cathedral, the Museo Diocesano del Duomo brings together sacred art and objects left or donated by the city’s bishops and archbishops. Its five floors hold relics, liturgical tools, silver objects, paintings and works commissioned by the Church. Look for the fifteenth-century Tríttico di Clemente VII and the underground rooms associated with the plague of 1656. The collection offers a closer look at the history of the Cagliari Church and the objects used in its ceremonies.
The Cathedral treasure
The museum is behind Cagliari Cathedral and gathers objects left by successive bishops and archbishops, along with pieces donated for liturgical celebrations. Across five floors, the collection includes relics, tools, silver objects, goblets, monstrances, processional crosses, wooden statues and paintings.
These objects show the range of items used in church ceremonies and the artworks commissioned by the Church over the centuries.
The triptych and underground rooms
One of the collection’s notable works is the Tríttico di Clemente VII, a fifteenth-century painting that may have been made by several Flemish artists over time. Its central panel depicts Christ’s lifeless figure with the Madonna; Saints Anne and Margaret appear beside them, with Margaret holding a dragon. The triptych may be a copy of a lost work by Rogier van der Weyden.
The underground rooms are associated with the plague of 1656. In the cathedral, look for the oversized marble pulpit sculpted in the 1300s.
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What can you see at the Museo Diocesano del Duomo?
The five-floor collection includes sacred artworks, relics, liturgical objects, silver pieces, paintings and church furnishings. The Tríttico di Clemente VII and underground rooms linked to the plague of 1656 are among its notable sights.
When is the museum open?
The museum is open on Saturdays and Sundays.
Where is the Museo Diocesano del Duomo?
It is behind Cagliari Cathedral, at Via del Fossario, 5, in Cagliari.
