Cathedral Of San Lorenzo Of Perugia

The Museum, adjacent to the Cathedral of San Lorenzo of Perugia, is named "Capitolare" as desired by the Chapter of the Cathedral, which is that college of priests from those fees. Set up in 1923 in a few rooms, was closed to the public in the late eighties for renovation and expansion. At that juncture, the case would have it, the excavations conducted under the current ticket office brought to light an extraordinary "underground world "consists of structural layers of different ages.
Starting from the bottom upwards, consistent with the archaeological stratigraphy, it moves from Etruscan-Roman period to the medieval, up to the Renaissance.
Further excavation works allowed to release and recover the space of the original environment, returning an architectural-major structural impact.
Overall, therefore, beyond the extension of the exhibition space designed, it was discovered a wealth of great historical value that could also redefine the very history of the city. Perugia Undergound, so it was named this underground circuit, is currently the subject of a survey to final recovery and, consequently, for a tourist use.
Meanwhile, the assets of the Cathedral Museum is greatly increased. New works acquired over the years are nowplaced in twenty-five rooms on two floors, including one underground.
The museum houses jewelry, vestments, manuscripts, stone, sculptures and paintings, which are valuable evidence of the history of Perugia and art revolved around the city from the sixth to the nineteenth century.
The rich art gallery is second to Perugia, the quantity of works, only the National Gallery of Umbria, and there stands the S. Onofrio altarpiece painted by Luca Signorelli in 1484 for the Cathedral, the only work of the master for the town of Cortona, Perugia.