area operatoriMuseum "Opera del Duomo"
Museo dell'Opera del Duomo is housed in a 13th century building in Piazza dei Miracoli, just a few metres from the Leaning Tower. The museum first opened in 1986 and was conceived as a location to contain the artefacts that had been removed from the Duomo and the Baptistry, while ensuring their protection and greater public use and accessibility.
There are numerous 17th and 18th century relics in the halls of the Treasury and some medieval artefacts including one, according to the tradition, that contains some stones from the Calvary and the dwelling of the hermits of San Ranieri, the patron saint of the city.There are also paintings from the 15th and 17th century, a series of wooden intarsia from the ancient choir apse, a collection of religious hangings and a collection of Etruscan, Roman and Egyptian artefacts. These artefacts were collected in the 19th century by Carlo Lasinio, who made the nearby Camposanto monumentale the city's first museum. The coloured prints and watercolours that depict the original frescoes of the Camposanto, before the damage sustained during the Second World War, are also the work of Lasinio.
There is a wonderful view of the Leaning Tower from the cloisters of the museum.
Opening Times
• November and February: from 9am to 5pm
• December and January: from 9.30am to 4.30pm
• March: from 8.30am to 5.30pm
• April to September: from 8am to 7.30pm
• October: from 8.30am to 7pm.
Access to the monuments is allowed until 30 minutes before closing time.
Admission
• 1 monument: € 5.00 (choice between Baptistry, Camposanto Monumentale, Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Museo delle Sinopie)
• 2 monuments: € 6.00
• 5 monuments: € 10.00
School groups
• 1 monument: € 2.00
• 2 monuments: € 3.00
• 5 monuments: € 5.00
School groups visiting the Piazza del Duomo monument complex in Pisa can avail of an educational workshop run by expert staff.
Directions from Pisa Centrale station
• LAM Rossa 1 San Jacopo service - Torre 1 bus stop
