MUSEO DI ARTE SACRA

Museum of Sacred Arts

The Museum of Sacred Arts, an integral part of the Sistine Museums of Piceno, invites you to an extraordinary experience in the old town of Comunanza, housed in the fascinating Palazzo Pascali. We are located on the first floor, at Via Rossini no. 2.

The museum is a hidden gem that exhibits precious works belonging to the Confraternity of the Holy Sacrament, mainly originating from the Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria and other churches that over time have been abandoned or closed to worship.

The four rooms of the museum offer an extraordinary testimony of the artistic and spiritual richness of the region:

• In the “Comunanza Room,” you will lose yourself in the beauty of an ostensorium from 1828, an eighteenth-century silver chalice from the Roman School, a golden Christ from the fifteenth century, a sixteenth-century processional cross, and works on canvas by G. Capparoni.
• The “Nobles’ Room” houses the sepulchral stone of Nicolai Brocherio of the Nobili di Monte Passillo and a painting by Angelo Agamennone depicting S. Gaetano da Thiene.
• In the “Madonna della Cintola Room,” you will be fascinated by the seventeenth-century Stations of the Cross, a sixteenth-century painting by an unknown author, and a wooden statue of S. Antonio da Padova from the seventeenth century.
• The “Ghezzi Room” presents paintings from the Church of S. Caterina, including works by Giuseppe and Pier Leone Ghezzi and Antonio Mercurio Amorosi. An original document from the Accademia di S. Luca dated 1704 adds a touch of historical authenticity.

The museum is set in an enchanting setting, inside Palazzo Pascali, where you can admire extraordinary goldsmith works. A sixteenth-century temple reliquary and an eighteenth-century processional cross, with a fourteenth-century Christ attributed to Pietro Vannini, will capture your imagination. The eighteenth-century silver chalice, the work of a Roman silversmith, will enchant you with the presence of three Saints seated on the foot.

Among the paintings, stand out the seventeenth-century Madonna della Cintola and the San Liborio by Giuseppe Ghezzi, an artist born in Comunanza but active in Rome. Ghezzi was the prince of the Roman academy of San Luca and a friend of Queen Christina of Sweden, making his works even more fascinating.

Finally, immerse yourself in the eighteenth-century oil-painted Stations of the Cross, recently recovered after theft. This is a unique opportunity to connect with the spirituality and art of our history.

Choose the Museum of Sacred Arts for a unique experience in the heart of Piceno, where history, spirituality, and art blend into an unforgettable journey.

BIBLIOTECA CIVICA “PIETRO SPINUCCI”

“Pietro Spinucci” Public Library

The “Pietro Spinucci” Public Library is a place rich in culture and history located in the heart of Comunanza. Opened to the public in July 2008 and passionately managed by the Local Headquarters of Archeoclub d’Italia, the library is housed in the charming rooms on the upper floor of Palazzo Pascali, at Via Rossini 2.

The library is the result of two generous donations. The first comes from Professor Pietro Spinucci, a distinguished professor and rector of the University of Foreign Languages in Verona, originally from Comunanza and deeply connected to his hometown. His contribution enriched the library with works of American and European literature, twentieth-century poetry, theater, art, and essays.

The second donation, of greater relevance, comes from the heirs of Emidio Saladini, Count of Rovetino. Count Saladini, a passionate connoisseur of art and cinema, lived in Rome during Federico Fellini’s magical period. His precious collection includes Italian and foreign fiction, works of art, music, theater, and rare texts of Italian and foreign cinematography.

The library also offers a wide variety of donations, enriching its collection with children’s books, local history, psychology, pedagogy, contemporary history, resistance, philosophy, science, and classical Greek and Latin classics.

The current bibliographic heritage counts a total of 9,511 texts, including literary magazines from 1901 to 1945 and scientific ones from 1968 to 2002. The library is an inexhaustible source of knowledge and reflection.

At the Center, you can also explore the “Permanent documented exhibition on Giuseppe and Pier Leone Ghezzi“, renowned artists born in Comunanza and lived in the Baroque Rome of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

In addition to being a place of preservation, the library is dynamic in terms of programming. It organizes exhibitions, themed meetings, educational activities for schools, and screenings of original silent films from the early 1900s with period projectors.

The structure is more than just a library; it is an information point and tourist reception all year round, promoting the peculiarities of the territory. Upon request, guided tours are available to explore the historical-artistic and historical-naturalistic realities of the area.

Come visit the “Pietro Spinucci” Public Library to immerse yourself in a unique cultural journey in the heart of Comunanza. With its lively programming and eclectic bibliographic heritage, it is a place that continues to enchant all those who visit.

Si ringrazia per i testi la D.ssa Stefania Cespi Presidente Archeoclub del Comune di Comunanza

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