Ex Chiesa di San Domenico (Auditorium)

Foligno's former church of San Domenico preserves a Gothic preaching hall within the building adapted as the Auditorium San Domenico. Fragmentary medieval frescoes remain alongside the later performance-space fittings.

Why it matters

The church records the Dominican presence in medieval Foligno. Its reuse as an auditorium adds a modern cultural chapter without erasing the scale and surviving decoration of the religious building.

What to notice

A pointed portal and gabled profile characterise the exterior. The single large nave reflects the spatial needs of a mendicant church. Fresco fragments survive on the counter-facade, side walls and around the apse, preserving portions of the medieval painted interior. Their incomplete state contrasts with the modern fittings introduced during adaptation.

Context and history

The conventual church of the Order of Preachers was built after 1285. The complex later passed into municipal ownership following the nineteenth-century suppression of religious institutions. Restoration led by Franco Antonelli prepared the church for its new use as an auditorium. The hall's dedication to the architect recalls this transformation from a religious space into a setting for performance.