The Cathedral Treasury Museum

The Treasury Museum is housed in Aosta Cathedral, on Piazza Giovanni XXIII. It opened to the public in 1984. It brings together works of sacred art from the fifth century to the Renaissance.

An ivory from the Roman Empire

The oldest piece is the Diptych of Honorius, a consular ivory dated AD 406. The treasury also holds gold and silver reliquaries, illuminated manuscripts, paintings, sculptures, stained glass and goldsmiths’ work.

Saint Grat and Saint Jocund

The treasury keeps the arm reliquary of Saint Grat (thirteenth century) and that of Saint Jocund (fourteenth century), busts of Saint Grat (1432), Saint Jocund (1482), Saint Anselm (1760) and Saint Francis de Sales (1770), as well as the head reliquary of Saint John the Baptist (1421). Between 2018 and 2023 the main reliquaries were restored.

The frescoes of the year 1000

In the roof space of the cathedral, eleventh-century frescoes tell the story of Saint Eustace and scenes from the Bible. They are among the best-preserved painted cycles of the year 1000 in Europe. To see the building itself, read the article on Aosta Cathedral.

Address : Piazza Giovanni XXIII, 11100 Aoste (AO)

Telephone : +39 0165 40251

Official website : www.cattedraleaosta.it

Opening hours : Saturday and Sunday, 15:00 to 17:30 (according to Abbonamento Musei); otherwise visits on request. Sources differ: please confirm before coming.

Admission : full price €4; free with the Abbonamento Musei pass.

Please check before your visit: hours and prices can change from one season to the next.

Main photo: Laurom, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Maps: personal work by Marc Badjou.