Museo dell'Opera del Duomo "Bruno Panunzi"

The Museo dell'Opera del Duomo Bruno Panunzi preserves the artistic heritage of Santo Stefano in Bracciano. Its collection joins medieval painted panels to the objects and documents of the church's religious life.

Why it matters

Named for Bruno Panunzi, who worked for its creation, the museum was inaugurated in 2011. It gives Bracciano's ecclesiastical art a distinct presence alongside the town's better-known castle history.

What to notice

The double-sided triptych of the Santissimo Salvatore bears the date 1315 and the signatures of Gregorio and Donato d'Arezzo. Christ enthroned occupies one principal face; the reverse shows the Assumption, with the Virgin giving her girdle to Saint Thomas. Saints appear on both sides of the wings. A separate Assumption panel, formerly in San Lorenzo at Pisciarelli, is attributed to Pedro Fernandez da Murcia, known as the Pseudo Bramantino.

Context and history

Restored spaces of the old sacristy house liturgical furnishings, reliquaries, vestments, devotional paintings and processional statues. The adjacent historical archive preserves another dimension of parish memory. The association Forum Clodii's role in the museum connects this conservation work with local historical research.