Pieve di Teco, reopens the Diocesan Museum at the Oratory of the Madonna della Ripa

by Redazione , published on 06/04/2023
Categories: Museums / Disclaimer
After the reopening of the Diocesan Museum in Albenga, another institute reopens its doors in this corner of western Liguria: the Diocesan Museum of the Upper Arroscia Valley in Pieve di Teco, which is housed in the local Oratory of the Madonna della Ripa.

After the reopening of the Diocesan Museum of Albenga, with its renovated layout and temporary exhibition “In Coena Domini” (March 31-October 1, 2023) featuring the Last Supper of Villa Guardia on display and musealized, another reopening affects this beautiful corner of western Liguria: on Saturday, April 8, the Diocesan Museum Section of the Upper Arroscia Valley will also reopen at theOratorio della Ripa in Pieve di Teco, a village in the Ingauno hinterland.

The detached section of the museum offers an important art gallery ranging from medieval frescoes to large Baroque and late Baroque altarpieces by authors who have made famous Ligurian ’Ligurian art over the centuries including, for example, a majestic wooden statue by Antonio Maria Maragliano and Domenico Piola’s large LastSupper, which refers to theLast Supper on display in Albenga, a wooden sculptural group dating from the early 16th century that is among the most striking creations of popular art in western Liguria. Collections of excellence, those of both museums, to be visited together with the valuable accompaniment of the latest generation of audio guides, virtual travel companions to discover the masterpieces preserved in the museum.

During Easter week, the museum in Pieve di Teco opens only on Saturday, April 8 (closed on Easter and Easter Monday), while afterwards the museum will open on Saturdays and Sundays, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. Groups of more than 10 people can also book a visit during the week by emailing museodiocesano@diocesidialbengaimperia.it.

Pieve di Teco, reopens the Diocesan Museum at the Oratory of the Madonna della Ripa
Pieve di Teco, reopens the Diocesan Museum at the Oratory of the Madonna della Ripa


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