The Museo dell’Opera del Duomo of Pisa is located in Piazza del Duomo, in the building that was the chapter of Primatiale , dating from the thirteenth century , the seminary of the Academy of Fine Arts and convent.
It was opened in 1986 to house the treasure of the cathedral , the remains of sacred monuments removed for restoration and conservation, but that required a public exhibition space .
Among the sculptures , works of Giovanni Pisano and Tino Camaino , including the Virgin and Child in ivory, carved by Giovanni in 1300 for the high altar of the cathedral.