The San Domenico Museum is housed in the former convent of Saints Nicolò and Domenico. It is one of the most significant buildings in the historic center of Imola and its construction as the seat of the Dominican order dates back to the thirteenth century and has suffered over the centuries from various rebuilding, renovations and unfortunately devastation.
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The restoration and its transformation into a museum made it possible to recover the original spatiality of the convent and to identify the original intended uses such as the chapter, the dormitories, the kitchen, the granaries, the cells, offering visitors a path to discover the monument and its history through the recovered artistic and architectural emergencies. The possibility of accessing the pulpit of the church restores its original unity to the entire complex and offers a broad and unusual view of the interior of the church of San Domenico where you can admire a masterpiece by Ludovico Carracci.
The former convent of Saints Nicolò and Domenico is one of the most significant building for art and history in the old town center of Imola. The construction dates back to the thirteenth century and it was the headquarters of the Dominican order till the eighteenth century. It has suffered many reconstructions, renovations and unfortunately devastations. The restoration and its transformation into a museum has allowed to recover the original architecture of the convent and to identify the historical uses as the chapter, the dormitories with their cells, the kitchen, the granaries, the cellars, etc .. the monument and its history through an itinerary that highlights its art and architecture restored. It’s also possible to go into the pulpit of the church where you can understand the original entirety of the building. Finally the pulpit gives an unique sight of the church of Saint Domenico, where you can admire also a masterpiece of Ludovico Carracci.
San Domenico Museum
Address: Via Sacchi, 4, 40026
Phone: 0542 602609
Site:
http://museiciviciimola.it/museo-di-san-domenico-imola/Location inserted by
Mauro Monti