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Diocese Cathedral Museum (Pamplona)
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Diocese Cathedral Museum (Pamplona)
Pamplona Cathedral.
Its history goes back to 1960, although it was renovated in 1995. It occupies areas adjacent to the Cathedral such as the Refectory, the Kitchen and the grain store of the old community of canons. The visit also includes other areas such as the Cloister, the Barbazana Chapel and the Cathedral itself (its interior was restored in 1994), which is in the gothic style of the 14th to 16th centuries (except for the neoclassic façade of Ventura Rodríguez and the rococo vestry). It contains the tomb of Carlos III 'el Noble' and his wife Queen Leonor, a gothic sculpture by Jean de Lome, the Romanesque image of Santa María la Real, the Romanist Crucifix by Juan de Ancheta and a number of altarpieces and images of artistic interest.
On display in the Museum are items of Navarrese religious art, of which the highlights are the images of the Virgin Mary and the collection of gold and silver articles, with such exceptional pieces as the gothic reliquaries of the Holy Sepulchre and the Lignum Crucis, in the French gothic style, which belonged to the Crown of Navarre; the reliquary of Santa Espina (15th century); the custody of the Corpus and its shrine, made by silversmiths from Pamplona at the end of the 16th century with rich eucharistic iconography and parish crosses of great value, such as that of Arazuri.
The ensemble is completed by paintings (of Peralta, by Van Dyck), altarpieces (such as the "Retablo de las Navas" in the 15th-century Flemish style), carvings and decorative arts.
Address: Catedral de Pamplona (acces via Dormitalería, 3, 31001 Pamplona
Head of: Diócesis de Pamplona-Tudela
Content: Religius Art in Navarre
Other servicesbookshop and vestry-auditorium.
Visiting hours: Monday-Friday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays and public holidays: closed.
Summer (july 15th-september 15th): 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., monday-friday. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 2.30 p.m.
Entrance fees:adults: 4.14 euros; children: 2.45 euros; groups of over 15 people: 3.15 euros; special groups (OAPs and schoolchildren): 2.50 euros; pilgrims: 2.30 euros; youth cardholders: 3.10 euros.
Tel.: Diocese Museum: 948 222990. Management company: 948 225421.
