Museu Diocesa d Urgell

The Diocesan Museum of Urgell is a museum of the Bishopric of Urgell placed in the cathedral complicated of La Seu d'Urgell, especially in the southern region annexed to the cloisters of the Cathedral of Urgell, inside the constructing of the antique church of La Urgell Mercy and the Dean's House. Born inside the 20^th century of the set of liturgical and spiritual gadgets that have been organized within the bankruptcy room of the cathedral. In 1956 a group of citizens asked the bishop the possibility of showing that set of portions completely. The idea became regularly occurring and in 1957, all through Holy Week, the Sacred Art Exhibition changed into created.

Due to the success of the exhibition, Bishop Ramon Iglesias decreed the creation of the Museum on August 7, 1957. It become taken into consideration appropriate to use the church of Sant Miquel as an exhibition hall and for that motive. They started out the restore works to make it a safe and apt area to incorporate the works. During the 60s and 70s, the paintings changed into divided between the church of Sant Miquel and the bankruptcy room and its collections have been packed with pieces, way to the best members of the family between the Diocese of Urgell and the National Museum of Art, Art of Catalonia.