Diocesan Museum

The Diocesan Museum of Reggio Calabria is located on the ground floor of the late 18th-century wing of the Archbishop's Palace, built at the end of the 16th century on the ruins of a pre-existing building next to the Cathedral. The works, exhibited in chronological order and within specific sections, are numerous: most of them are silverware, many of which can be traced back to Messina and Naples workshops, but also to local artists, such as the famous Raggiato Ostensory by Francesco Jerace, made in 1928 on the occasion of the Eucharistic Congress. The Diocesan Museum also houses a substantial collection of liturgical textiles of different manufacture and epoch; a room with paintings, including the Resurrection of Lazarus attributed to Francesco De Mura (18th century) and 18th-century stone fragments from the cathedral altars, including a pair of angels from 1728 holding the instruments of the Passion.