Musei Civici di Padova
The Musei Civici di Padova or degli Eremitani is a complex of museums and historic sites, centered on the former convent of the Eremitani, and its famous Cappella degli Scrovegni with its Giotto fresco masterpieces.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: group of museums in Padua, Italy
- Also known as: “Civic Museums of Padua” and “Musei civici agli Eremitani”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Scrovegni Chapel and Church of the Eremitani.
Scrovegni Chapel
Museum
Photo: Piroddi.andrea, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Scrovegni Chapel, also known as the Arena Chapel, is a small church, adjacent to the Augustinian monastery, the Monastero degli Eremitani in Padua, region of Veneto, Italy. Scrovegni Chapel is situated 100 metres north of Musei Civici di Padova.
Church of the Eremitani
Church
Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of the Eremitani, or Church of the Hermits, is a former-Augustinian, 13th-century Gothic-style church in Padua, region of the Veneto, Italy.
Ovetari Chapel
Church
Photo: Archaeodontosaurus, Public domain.
The Ovetari Chapel is a chapel in the right arm of the transept of the Church of the Eremitani in Padua. It is renowned for a Renaissance fresco cycle by Andrea Mantegna and others, painted from 1448 to 1457.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Arcella and Terranegra.
Arcella
Suburb
Photo: mauro.puppett photography, CC BY 2.0.
Arcella is the name of a district in Padua, located close to the Milan-Venice railway, north-east of Padua's central station. However, urban expansion taking place since the 1950s, made the boundaries between the localities nearby imperceptible.
Terranegra
Suburb
Photo: Threecharlie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Terranegra is a suburb, which is situated 3 km southeast of Musei Civici di Padova.
Guizza
Suburb
Photo: Cataboghi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Guizza is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km south of Musei Civici di Padova.
Musei Civici di Padova
- Categories: art collection, archaeological museum, art museum, religious museum, museum of a public entity, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Padua, Padova, Veneto, Northeast Italy, Italy, Europe
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Latitude
45.41101° or 45° 24′ 40″ northLongitude
11.87999° or 11° 52′ 48″ eastElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
8FQHCV6H+CXOpenStreetMap ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Musei Civici di Padova” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Musei civici di Padova”
- French: “musées civiques de Padoue”
- French: “Musei Civici di Padova”
- German: “Musei civici di Padova”
- Italian: “Musei civici (Padova)”
- Italian: “Musei Civici (Padova)”
- Italian: “Musei Civici agli Eremitani di Padova”
- Italian: “Musei civici agli Eremitani”
- Italian: “Musei Civici agli Eremitani”
- Italian: “Musei civici di Padova”
- Italian: “Musei Civici di Padova”
- Italian: “Musei Civici”
- Italian: “Museo civici (Padova)”
- Italian: “Museo Civico (Padova)”
- Italian: “Museo civico di Padova”
- Italian: “Museo Civico”
- Italian: “Museo degli Eremitani”
- Japanese: “エレミターニ市立美術館”
- Japanese: “パドヴァ市立美術館”
- Portuguese: “Museus cívicos de Pádua”
- Russian: “Музеи Эремитани”
- Slovenian: “Mestni muzeji Padove”
- Slovenian: “Musei civici agli Eremitani”
- Slovenian: “Musei civici di Padova”
- Spanish: “Museos cívicos de Padua”
- Ukrainian: “Громадські музеї Падуї”
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