The d'Avalos palace is located in Vasto, in the province of Chieti, once the residence of the Marquises of Vasto, until 1806. In 1974 the municipality of Vasto bought the palace from the d'Avalos family and later had it restored by founding various museums.
According to some hypotheses, its origin is medieval, but certain data are lacking, however the first mention is in an act reported by the seventeenth-century chronicler Nicola Alfonso Viti who mentions the leader Giacomo Caldora, feudal lord of Vasto.
In 1427 sanctions an indemnity for the Augustinian friars since he himself has used part of their vegetable garden or garden and lived in the relative factory.
This, perhaps, would prove that the noble of Vasto would not have restored an old building but would have built a brand new one.
Subsequently this building is praised for its magnificence, among which Flavio Biondo in the fifteenth century defines it as "superb", but no other descriptions or images in particular remain of the original construction.
The archaeological museum.
Originally it was located in the town hall, moved in 1859 to a hall of the former convent of San Francesco. It was closed and dismantled in 1956 and rearranged in its current location in 1989-1998.
The exhibits on display, coming from the province of Chieti range from an era that goes from the 9th century BC. to the early Middle Ages. The museum itinerary is structured as follows:
- Room 1 - Vasto and its territory between the Iron Age and the 1st century BC
- Room 2 - The development of the Roman municipium of Histonium.
- Room 3 - The great city of the imperial age.
- Room 4 - The necropolis of the Roman city.
- Room 5 - The city between late antiquity and the early Middle Ages.
The museum of ancient costume.
It was opened in 1995.
The museum itinerary is structured as follows:
- Room 1 - The costume of a lace maker sitting on a pillow.
- Room 2 - There are three nineteenth-century costumes of a man, a woman and a child.
- Room 3 - There are clothes of noble families of Vasto.
- Room 4 - There are underwear, a complete with blanket and sheet with lace and accessories for children.
- Room 5 - There is a sedan chair of the d'Avalos, of the garments of Gilda Giacomucci, a trunk, two period parasols and a showcase with puppets with costumes based on popular prints.
The Pinacoteca.
It was conceived in the mid-nineteenth century by Filippo Palizzi together with the then mayor of Vasto.
It was first opened in 1849 and then reopened again in 1999. Among the works on display there are 19th century paintings.
The d'Avalos Palace - Archaeological Museum, Ancient Costume and Art Gallery
Address: Piazza L. V. Pudente, 66054
Phone: +390873367773
Site:
http://www.museipalazzodavalos.it/Location inserted by
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