Come and discover the museum where the gold of Arezzo becomes contemporary art
Between Piazza Grande and Logge Vasari
Museo Orodautore: the collection that tells the story of Arezzo’s gold
The Museo Orodautore was created from the collection of the same name: over three hundred pieces of jewellery designed by artists, architects, designers and leading international fashion houses.
The exhibition itinerary unfolds on the ground floor of the historic Palazzo di Fraternita, in the heart of Arezzo, transforming a unique collection of jewels into a permanent museum that narrates the goldsmithing vocation of the area.
The project is the result of a joint effort by the Regione Toscana, the Municipality of Arezzo and the city’s main institutions, who wished to enhance the “gold route” with dedicated spaces that are contemporary and accessible.
It is an invitation to discover gold not only as a precious material, but as an artistic language that continues to evolve.
Giorgio Armani Alessandro Dell’Acqua Alberta Ferretti Andrea Branzi Roberto Cavalli Anna Masotti Blumarine Alberto Zorzi Antonio Borrelli Alessandro Mendini Antonio Marras Arnaldo Pomodoro Bino Bini Borsalino Bruno Martinazzi Bruno Munari Carlo Lorenzetti Salvatore Ferragamo Carmelo Cappello Chiara Boni Egon Von Furstenberg Salvatore Fiume Eliseo Mattiacci Dadamaino Franco Grignani Dario Fo Gattinoni Dolce & Gabbana Giorgio Correggiari Etro Giorgio Facchini Giuliana Cella Ettore Sottsass Guido Venturini Fendi Italo Antico Lancetti Franco Onali Libero Badii Gae Aulenti Lorenzo Guerrini Gai Mattiolo Mattia Di Rosa Gianfranco Ferrè Mauro Berrettini Gillo Dorfles Mirella Giò Pomodoro Forlivesi Krizia Nado Canuti Nicola Carrino Laura Biagiotti Nicola Del Verme Luca Alinari Oliviero Baldini Mario Ceroli Piero Dorazio Michelangelo Pistoletto Pietro Cascella Missoni Remo Buti Moschino Riccardo Dalisi Paul Smith Romeo Gigli Trussardi Sfinisca Stephan Janson Ugo La Pietra Versace Venturino Venturi Vivienne Westwood
Our vision
Gold is the thread that links the history of Arezzo to the contemporary world: every jewel is a small architecture of meanings.
A journey through history and design
From Etruscan techniques to contemporary designers, all in one museum
The Museo Orodautore itinerary is conceived as a story in chapters: you enter a multimedia room that introduces the history of Arezzo’s goldsmithing art, from traditional techniques to the birth of the modern district.
You then continue among the jewels of the first editions of Orodautore, the creations dedicated to the city and symbolic places, the homage to Piero della Francesca, up to pieces from the third millennium and collections signed by major fashion houses and designers.
An immersive experience for enthusiasts and the simply curious who want to discover how an idea becomes a piece of auteur jewellery.
Come and discover the Museo Orodautore
Opening hours
from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
The Museo Orodautore was born thanks to the collaboration between the Regione Toscana, the Municipality of Arezzo, the Camera di Commercio, Arezzo Fiere e Congressi, the Fondazione Guido d’Arezzo and the local production sector.
It is a place that gives the territory back its goldsmithing history and, at the same time, a laboratory open to the present, where the culture of jewellery engages in dialogue with research, business and tourism.