Museo del Gioiello di Vicenza

About the museum

The Museo del Gioiello di Vicenza presents itself as the first museum in Europe, and one of the few in the world, devoted exclusively to the art of goldsmiths and jewellers. It is located inside the Basilica Palladiana, in Piazza dei Signori, and occupies about 410 square metres on two levels.

The permanent route is organised in nine rooms with the titles Bellezza, Funzione, Magia, Simbolismo, Arte, Moda, Design, Icone and Futuro, curated by international experts. The museum also has a room for temporary exhibitions, with about two shows a year, and a bookshop.

In recent years the museum has hosted a biennial exhibition on Italian jewellery that explores material, technique and art, with about one hundred and fifty works from antiquity to the modern day.

Highlights

• Nine thematic rooms on jewellery, from Bellezza to Futuro
• Located inside the Basilica Palladiana
• First European museum devoted entirely to goldsmith’s art
• Museum bookshop

Permanent exhibition

• Percorso permanente in nove sale – Nine thematic rooms on jewellery (Bellezza, Funzione, Magia, Simbolismo, Arte, Moda, Design, Icone, Futuro), curated by international experts.

Admission & discounts

Rates listed by Museionline (2023). The museum is a partner museum and is not part of the combined tickets of the civic museums of Vicenza.

Accessibility

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Bookshop inside the museum.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Plan your visit