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The church of Santa Corona (English)

Updated to: 21/09/2020

Free-of-charge museums from 12 September to 29 November 2020, Saturdays and Sundays

• Palladian Basilica

• Civic Museum of Palazzo Chiericati

• Naturalistic-Archaeological Museum

• Church of Santa Corona

• Palladio Museum

 

NB

As part of the measures adopted to contain the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), you can visit museums by wearing a protective mask and using the available hand sanitiser gel.

You must keep a distance of at least one metre from other users. Your body temperature will be measured at the entrance: if it exceeds 37.5°C, access will be denied. 

Museums are closed on Mondays.

Staggered entrances

• Teatro Olimpico and Santa Corona Church: maximum 50 people at a time

• Museo Civico di Palazzo Chiericati: maximum 40 people at a time

• Museo Naturalistico Archeologico and Museo del Risorgimento e della Resistenza: maximum 30 people at a time

• Basilica Palladiana: maximum 200 people, 150 of whom on the terrace (access limited to the first floor loggias and to the terrace)

 

The church construction, laid on Dominican foundations, was started in 1261 to keep the holy thorn relic, that was donated by Louis IX, King of France, to Vicenza’s bishop, Beato Bartolomeo da Breganze.
The interiors are in Gothic style; the presbytery was made by Lorenzo da Bologna in the second half of the fifteenth century, and it has many and important paintings and sculptures. Among these works, there are Giovanni Bellini masterpiece “The Baptism of Christ”, located on Garzadori altar, attributed to Rocco da Vicenza, and Paolo Veronese “Adoration of the Magi”. Also, there are Lorenzo Veneziano and Marcello Frogolino “Madonna of the Stars”, Bartolomeo Montagna great altarpiece “Mary Magdalene and Saints”, and Giambattista Pittoni “Madonna with Child and Saints”. In the church apse, there is the remarkable wooden choir, carved and inlaid, made by Pier Antonio dell’Abate. Among the most ancient decorations, there are Michelino Besozzo frescos in the Thiene Chapel, dated back to the early fifteenth century, clear examples of the most updated international gothic style.
To allow visitors to gain a better understanding the intense work done to renovate this monument is possible to get a look at the illustrative boards located in the crypt.

Website Unesco (goo.gl/rMYwBn)

The church of Santa Corona is provided with a free digital guide, available for smartphones and tablets, both in Italian and in English. Just scan the QR code at the church entrance or download the digital guide app on Apple store or Play store, or connect to http://www.chiesadisantacorona.vicenza.it/.
Santa Corona’s church digital guide and the new didactic signage were made thanks to the contribution of the foundation Giuseppe Roi.

As the church of San lorenzo, the church of Santa Corona too is equipped with tactile maps for sight-impaired people.

Single tickets

Valid for eight days from the date of purchase

• Full price: 3 euro
• Reduced price: 2
• Schools: 2 euro

Special tickets Civic museums

Free entry

• Kids up to the age of 17 included, no school groups (upon presentation of a valid ID document)
• ICOM members - International Council of Museums (upon presentation of a valid ID document)
• Tour guides and tour leaders only with group (upon presentation of a valid ID document)
• Italian and foreign journalists (upon presentation of a valid document attesting their membership to the association)
• Military and law enforcement officials (upon presentation of a valid ID document)
• Teachers only if accompanying school groups
• People with disabilities and their accompanying persons
• Twinned cities or cities linked to Vicenza through a friendship agreement (free access to the host class and to the hosted foreign class)
• Accademia Olimpica and its guests: free access to Teatro Olimpico

Privates, concessions for events and shows

It is possible to inquire about hosting appropriate events in Santa Corona’s church. For more information, please contact the Events Office, Culture section, development promotion and museums. (tel. 0444222121).

Where and when

Venue

The church of Santa Corona

Ticket Office

Iat, Tourist reception information

Ticket Office

Natural Archaeological Museum

Infopoint and Ticket Office

Basilica palladiana