Museum of Santa Giulia

The route includes a visit to the Benedictine monastic complex of San Salvatore – Santa Giulia, founded in 753 AD by the last Lombard king Desiderius and a place of historical importance that has been stratified by memories over the centuries: from the perfectly preserved Roman Domus dell’Ortaglia to the Basilica of San Salvatore, a […]

A fascinating route retraces the history of a people who left an indelible mark on the history of the city, representing the link between the classical and medieval worlds. The visit begins in the section that houses the funerary objects found in the area, illustrating the origins and transformations of Lombard customs up […]

The route runs through the section dedicated to the first two centuries of the rule of the Republic of Venice, which lasted until the arrival of Napoleon’s troops in 1797. Inside the monastery’s ancient refectory, materials from religious, public and private buildings in the city are on display, from ornamental friezes to terracotta, sculptures and […]

Following a chronological route from the 11th to the beginning of the 15th century, the tour includes works from the buildings that summarise the complex social, spiritual and political organisation of the city in the late Middle Ages. From the leonine protomes, telamons and figured capitals that adorned the Broletto Town Hall, to ornamental reliefs, […]

A fascinating route through a unique place, which was declared a World Heritage Site in 2011: the Benedictine monastery of San Salvatore – Santa Giulia, founded by the last Lombard king Desiderius, which became the City Museum in 1998. A tour that becomes a real voyage through time, the walk in the various sections of […]

The tour takes place in the basement section of the City Museum, starting with exhibits from the end of the Copper Age, in the second millennium BC, then proceeding through the Bronze Age all the way up to the Iron Age. Here there are valuable finds from Celtic civilisation, such as silver horse ornaments. The […]

The tour leads through the Roman section of the City Museum. A walk among frescoes, bronzes and decorations from the public monuments in the Forum of ancient Brixia with a stop at the marvellous Domus dell’Ortaglia, with its mosaic floors and wall decorations of exceptional beauty, for an extraordinary journey through time. The […]