MU6 Amandola

History of MU6 Amandola

The Museo del Paesaggio has been open to the public since 1989 and tells the story of the close relationship between Amandola and the Sibillini National Park. Also known as the Anthropogeographical Museum (Anthropogeographic Museum), it introduces the features of the Park's environment so that visitors can then find and observe them out in the area. After the 2016 earthquake, the former Collegiata church also became the place to keep the town's "patrimonio ferito" (wounded heritage).

Many religious buildings, churches and chapels had been damaged, and the paintings and sculptures inside them had to be put in a safe place. With the support of the Ministry, the Comune therefore set up a permanent art storage facility in the former Collegiata, the first authorized storage and restoration center for the town's heritage.

What to see at MU6 Amandola

The Museo del Paesaggio guides visitors, with texts and images, through the Park's environments, flora, fauna, legends, art, history and folk culture of the Sibillini. One part of the route reconstructs the activities through which people shaped and maintained the mountain landscape over time.

On the third floor is the permanent exhibition of the works collected from the damaged churches: paintings and sculptures ranging from the 12th to the 19th century, with names such as Ippolito Scarsella, known as Scarsellino, and Giuseppe Puglia, known as il Bastaro. Among the best-known pieces are a 12th-century wooden Christ, now being studied on the hypothesis that it may also depict Charlemagne, a San Raffaele e Tobiolo (Saint Raphael and Tobias) and the Angelo Custode (Guardian Angel) by Antonio Mercurio Amorosi.

Next to the storage area is the restoration workshop: visitors can follow up close, step by step, the restorers' work on the recovered pieces.

How to visit MU6 Amandola

From June to September the hub is open every day except Monday. During the rest of the year, entry is by reservation only, to be made at least 24 hours before the visit. Information and reservations go through the Comune's tourist office.

Where MU6 Amandola is located

The former Collegiata faces Largo Righi, in the historic center of Amandola, the town that marks the eastern gateway to the Sibillini National Park. The hub can be reached on foot from the main squares of the village.

Near MU6 Amandola

In the historic center, on Via Nazario Sauro, stands the Church of San Pietro Apostolo, linked to the Monastery of San Lorenzo in Amandola, where the cloistered Benedictine nuns returned after the work that followed the earthquake. The earthquake had partly collapsed the belfry, toppled the facade's pediment and detached stucco and plaster inside. In 2026 reconstruction and seismic upgrading work began, which also includes the restoration of the wooden elements, the tempera paintings and the stucco. The church, with a single nave, is spread over several levels and is flanked by sacristies, a portico, a choir room and a library.