Museo dell'Opera del Duomo

This fascinating museum is a repository for sacred art once gracing the cathedral and baptistery. An extraordinary 12th-century bronze door, Porta Bonnana, sculpted with 24 intricate scenes from the New Testament, opens the 26-room itinerary. Collection highlights include Giovanni Pisano's ivory carving of the Madonna and Child (1299), made for the duomo's high altar, and his mid-13th-century Madonna del colloquio, originally from a gate of the duomo. As memorable is the museum's tranquil cloister garden and cafe with stunning Leaning Tower views.