Altamura Diocesan Museum Matroneum Explained

Altamura Diocesan Museum Matroneum
Native Name:	Museo Diocesano Matronei Altamura (MUDIMA)
Native Name Lang:	Italian
Coordinates:	40.8274°N 16.5531°W
Established:	^[1]
Location:	Arco Duomo, 1- Altamura, Italy
Founder:	Msgr. Giovanni Ricchiuti
Website:	http://museodiocesano.org

Altamura Diocesan Museum Matroneum (Italian: Museo Diocesano Matronei Altamura, also MUDIMA) is a museum located inside Altamura Cathedral, whose entrance is on the left side of the church's main entrance. It is located on the second and third floors, in the so-called matroneum of Altamura Cathedral.^[2] Among other things, the museum holds statues from the Middle Ages, the XV and XVI centuries. Books, notary letters, reliquaries as well as most of the cultural heritage collected in Altamura Cathedral over the centuries are on exhibition inside the museum. The so-called Murat's cloak is also on exhibition.^{[3] [4]}

History

The museum opened in 2016, thanks to Msgr. Giovanni Ricchiuti, bishop of the diocese of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti.^{[1] [5]}

See also

• Altamura
• Archivio Biblioteca Museo Civico
• University of Altamura

References

1. Web site: Museo - MUDIMA. museodiocesano.org.
2. Web site: Ad Altamura presto un Museo Diocesano Matronei. 21 July 2016 .
3. Web site: Collezione - MUDIMA. museodiocesano.org. 2018-10-19. 2018-10-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20181019215618/http://museodiocesano.org/index.php/collezione/. dead.
4. Web site: Museo Diocesano Matronei Altamura. Redazione. www.museionline.info.
5. Web site: Altamura. Museo Diocesano sui matronei della Cattedrale Sabato l'inaugurazione con Ricchiuti ed Emiliano - Diocesi di Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva d. Fonti. 28 October 2016.

Bibliography

• Book: Berloco, Tommaso . Storie inedite della città di Altamura . 1985 . ATA - Associazione Turistica Altamurana Pro Loco . storie-inedite .

External links

• Official website of Museo Diocesano Matronei Altamura (MUDIMA)