THE GOSPEL OF MARK. Seven Centuries. Three Fragments. One European Story

In Aquileia for the First Time in Seven Centuries, the Three Fragments of the Gospel of Mark

From 12 September 2026 to 25 April 2027, Palazzo Meizlik will host the exhibition "THE GOSPEL OF MARK. Seven Centuries. Three Fragments. One European Story", promoted and organised by Fondazione Aquileia with the support of the Italian Ministry of Culture and the Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, and in collaboration with the Municipality of Aquileia, the Basilica of Aquileia, the National Archaeological Museum of Cividale del Friuli (part of the Museo storico e Parco del Castello di Miramare — Regional Directorate of National Museums of Friuli Venezia Giulia), the Basilica of San Marco in Venice, the Metropolitan Chapter of St. Vitus in Prague, the Prague Castle Archive at the Chancellery of the President of the Czech Republic, and the Archdiocese of Prague.

The project is the result of an extensive programme of cultural diplomacy promoted by Fondazione Aquileia, which has fostered dialogue between Italian and Czech civil, religious and museum institutions, thereby making possible an operation of extraordinary scientific and symbolic value. Among the most significant exhibits, is the fragment on loan from the Metropolitan Chapter of St. Vitus in Prague and to the Cathedral Treasury, considered indivisible part of the heritage of the State and its people, which will be leaving the Czech territory for the first time.

Aquileia is where this story began. Known as the "Splendida Civitas" in late antiquity and, in the early Middle Ages, Europe's largest diocese, the Patriarchate of Aquileia served as a bridge between Rome, Byzantium, the Holy Roman Empire and the Slavic world, representing one of the continent's principal spiritual, political and cultural centres. It is precisely this historical significance that has made it possible to reunite the three fragments in the same place, confirming the UNESCO site of Aquileia as a crossroads within a network of relationships that continues to this day to unite European institutions, cultures and countries.

THE GOSPEL OF MARK. Seven Centuries. Three Fragments. One European Story​
Palazzo Meizlik
via Patriarca Popone 7, Aquileia (Udine)
12 September 2026 – 25 April 2027
Open to the public from 13th September 
www.ilvangelodimarco.org

INFO AND BOOKINGS:
mostra@fondazioneaquileia.it - +39 331 2753425

TICKETS (online purchase available from 1st September 2026)

FULL: 5,00 € + online advance sale 1,00€
REDUCED: Groups (min. 15 people) - 4,00€ + online advance sale 1,00€
BASILICA COMPLEX + EXHIBITION:  holders of the combined ticket may access the exhibition at a reduced price of € 2.00, upon presentation of the ticket within 48 hours of purchase.
FREE: residents of Aquileia, upon presentation of a valid identity document; visitors with disabilities, upon presentation of a disability certificate (in cases of non-self-sufficiency, free admission extends to one accompanying person); journalists; tour guides; ICOM and ICOMOS members; minors under the age of 18, including students on educational visits up to the upper secondary school level; holders of the FVG CARD and FVG CARD Aquileia & Grado; and minors under the age of 18 accompanied by a holder of the FVG CARD or FVG CARD Aquileia & Grado (up to a maximum of one minor per card presented).

OPENING HOURS

Public holidays:

• Tuesday 8 December: 10.00-17.00
• Friday 25 December: closed
• Saturday 26 December: 10.00-17.00
• Friday 1 January: 12.00-17.00
• Wednesday 6 January: 10.00-17.00