Museo Diocesano de Arte Sacro

Museums

The Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art is a permanent institution of the Diocese of Orihuela - Alicante, non-profit and open to the public, which aims at the acquisition, conservation, restoration, study, exhibition and dissemination of collections or collections of goods of historical or artistic value, mainly religious and coming from the SI Cathedral of Orihuela and other churches and ecclesiastical institutions of the diocese. The Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art, lacks its own legal personality, being the owner of it the Bishopric of Orihuela - Alicante, is governed by its statutes and the canonical and civil provisions that are applicable. The Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art of Orihuela is located in front of the Cathedral of Orihuela in the heart of its historical center. It is a museum center that focuses on the integral management of cultural heritage, innovation and the use of the tools provided by information and communication technologies. The Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art of Orihuela has as main objectives: The study, protection, conservation, restoration, dissemination, and promotion of the Religious Cultural Heritage of Orihuela, its region and the territory of the diocese of Orihuela - Alicante, whether for its artistic, historical, archaeological, ethnographic, bibliographic or documentary interest. In particular, the exhibition with museographic techniques of the funds that he guards. The strengthening of this heritage as an important element in the economic development of the city of Orihuela and its municipal area. Those that favor the catechetical - pastoral service of the exhibits.