Tesoro della Cattedrale di Rimini
Diocesan museum next to the Tempio Malatestiano, with sacred silverware, reliquaries, vestments and illuminated manuscripts from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
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About the museum
The Tesoro della Cattedrale di Rimini was opened in 1993 to preserve and make known the historical and artistic heritage of the cathedral and the diocese. It is housed in the Sala San Gaudenzio, also known as the Sala Ottagonale (Octagonal Hall), built next to the Tempio Malatestiano, the city's cathedral designed by Leon Battista Alberti, one of the masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance.
The display cases hold around seventy of the cathedral's most valuable pieces: chalices, pyxes, monstrances, reliquaries, vestments, liturgical furnishings, paintings and sculptures, dating from the 7th to the 20th century. Notable works include the 14th-century reliquary of the Santa Spina (Holy Thorn), several illuminated manuscripts, a 13th-century bas-relief and other reliquaries from the 14th and 15th centuries.
The museum belongs to the cathedral and is part of the network of church museums of the Diocese of Rimini. Visits are accompanied by guides who work with the city's institutions.
Highlights
- Reliquary of the Santa Spina (Holy Thorn), 14th century
- Around seventy pieces of sacred silverware and vestments
- Illuminated manuscripts
- 13th-century bas-relief
- 14th- and 15th-century reliquaries
- Housed next to the Tempio Malatestiano by Leon Battista Alberti
- Founded
- 1993
- Operated by
- Diocesi di Rimini
- Visitors per year
- approx. 80
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours are run by volunteer guides and city institutions. In September 2025, for example, a free visit to the Tesoro was offered as part of a summer school on sacred art. |
