Albenga's Diocesan Museum reopens with new layout and displays the Last Supper from Villa Guardia

The Diocesan Museum of Albenga will reopen on Friday, March 31, with a new layout and special temporary exhibition that will be on view to the public until October 1, 2023: In Coena Domini, this is the title of the exhibition, will display the precious Cenacle of Villa Guardia, one of the most striking creations offolk art in western Liguria. The work of a sculptor from southern Piedmont (1515-1525), the Last Supper from the parish church of Villa Guardia (Pontedassio, Imperia) is composed of four triads of apostles with Christ, for a total of thirteen figures to make up the statuary group. The figures, portrayed as half-length, are made of carved, carved, painted, and gilded wood and are about 60 centimeters tall. The group reproduces the Gospel episode of theLast Supper, according to the iconography of Leonardo Da Vinci’s celebrated masterpiece. In the center is the image of Jesus Christ, surrounded by four groups of apostles standing side by side.

For all visitors who wish to take advantage of the Museum’s membership card, an audio guide and an account of the in-depth study of the work, led by art historian Alfonso Sista, will be available, as well as various contents that will help make the divista experience immersive.

The initiative is part of Formae Lucis ’ enhancement projects and is carried out in collaboration with the Diocesan Museum of Albenga and the parish of Villa Guardia and the parish priest, Fr. Matteo Boschetti.

Also on display at the museum, after being loaned to the Städel Museum in Frankfurt for a monographic exhibition, will be Guido Reni’s The Martyrdom of St. Catherine of Alexandria, one of the diocesan masterpieces, a work characterized by the elegance and refinement of the immortalized forms, with a quality of color and light that set the stage for the period of Reni’s artistic maturity.

The museum will be open Tuesday through Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Closed on Mondays.
You can book a visit to the museum by sending an email to museodiocesano@diocesidialbengaimperia.it
Tickets can be purchased directly at the Diocesan Museum ticket office, IAT Albenga or by calling +39 3478085811.

Photo by Alfonso Sista.

Albenga's Diocesan Museum reopens with new layout and displays the Last Supper from Villa Guardia

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