MATA

The Mata Museum consists of 3 large rooms in which various sacred artifacts are displayed. It currently houses a clear number of sacred silvers that come from the treasure of the Cathedral of Matera and from the Church of Santa Chiara. These pieces could be dated between the eleventh and nineteenth centuries. In the Archdiocese Museum of Matera stands the Byzantine artifact or pectoral cross, which dates back to the middle of the eleventh century.