The Diocesan Museum of Sacred Art of Chioggia (Venice) was inaugurated on December 23, 2002, and is located in a modern building constructed at the end of the 1990s, connected to the 15th-century Bishop's Palace.
The museum was established to preserve, enhance, and make accessible to the public the historical and artistic heritage coming from the Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta and various churches in the diocesan territory. A detached location is situated at the Church-Pinacotheca of the Holy Trinity.
The exhibition is divided into four sections: the historical section, dedicated to the origins and development of the local community; the iconographic section, which presents paintings and sculptures from the 16th-18th centuries by artists such as Giovanni Bellini, Pietro Damini, Varotari, Paolo Veneziano, Palma il Vecchio, and Cima da Conegliano; the section of sacred goldsmithing, with chalices and crosses in gold and silver; finally, a section is dedicated to Aristide Naccari, a painter from Chioggia, featuring graphic works and paintings.
