The Museum, inaugurated in 2005, is located in the south-western wing of the Palazzo Vescovile and contains about 600 pieces.
Worthy of note are the sleeping Christ as a Child from the 17th century, Our Lady of Loreto and the “sacred doll” which represents the Virgin Mary as a child wearing a dress embroidered in gold inlay. One of the strong points of the museum is Michelangelo’s Aeolus, a long hidden sculpture now on display in all its splendour.
In the Sala del Tesoro (Room of Treasures) one can see the precious reliquary bust of the Martyr Saint Agapito ,engraved with silver and gold strips, which dates from 1588. One can also admire gold votive offerings from the pagan and Christian eras. The Christian epigraphy on display was discovered in the surroundings of the primitive basilica dedicated to Saint Agapito during the 3rd and 4th centuries.
Among the archaeological finds, the Altar of Victory, an example of refined workmanship dating from the 2nd-3rd centuries A.D. stands out, as well as a magnificent sarcophagus from the same period. Textile arts are represented by sacred paraments such as the those of Cardinal Girolamo Basso della Rovere from 1492 and of Cardinal Antonio Barberini Jr. dating from the 17th century. One of the paintings in the collection is the remarkable Madonna of the Veil from the Perugino school . In September 2008, the museum's collection was enriched by the arrival of Caravaggio’s “La decapitazione di Sant’Agapito (or San Gennaro) (The Beheading of Sant'Agapito or San Gennaro), property of the F.E.C. (Fund for Religious Buildings, Ministry of the Interior).

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