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National Museum of San Matteo (Museo Nazionale di San Matteo)

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TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #3 of 18 attractions in Pisa
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National Museum of San Matteo, which is housed in the Benedictine Monastery, features a group of paintings from the 12th- to 18th- centuries, and a... more » National Museum of San Matteo, which is housed in the Benedictine Monastery, features a group of paintings from the 12th- to 18th- centuries, and a rich collection of sculpture from the Pisano School. « less
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Attraction type: Art gallery, Museum
Address: Piazza San Matteo in Soarta
Lungarno Mediceo Pisa 56100
Italy
Tel: 39 050 541865
Fax: 39 050 500099

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“Very authentic”
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5 of 5 stars
jsw60
Leuven
30 Mar 2008

This is an excellent museum. Here you still notice the early Christian art with lots of attention for the women. Also the expressions of the religious figures you notice that they are still according the reality and not as romanced as later in the renaissance and baroque periods. It's all very authentic. Pity you can't find a catalogue or other... more

“Great museum, pity about the attendants”
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5 of 5 stars
betsy-trotwood
london, uk
21 Nov 2006
1/1 found this review helpful

I agree with the previous review that this museum is stupendous. Fantastic collection, in a beatiful setting, and mostly very well lit. The painting of St Ursula saving Pisa from floods was the star for us. The drawback is the attendants. Sometimes they arrive late, sometimes they have no change, sometimes they are on strike. When you ask if there... more

“Better than the Uffizi for 14-16th century”
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5 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Owestry, England
5 Oct 2003
5/5 found this review helpful

The collection of early Italian art here seriously rivals the Uffizi. In fact, if you can forget the fact that many items are by provinicial artists rather than the Big Names, it eclipses the best galleries in the world. more

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Piazza San Matteo in Soarta | Lungarno Mediceo, Pisa 56100, Italy
Tel: 39 050 541865 Fax: 39 050 500099