The Anthonian Museum, reopened in 1995, offers a unique look at the artistic treasures produced over the centuries for the Basilica and for the Venerable Ark of St. Anthony: paintings, sculptures, plaster fi gures, sacred vestments, tapestries, jewellery, which until recently were not available for public viewing. Authentic works of art are exhibited: the frescoed lunette by Andrea Mantegna for the Basilica’s doorway, the wooden marquetry of the fi fteenth century, the precious incense boat of gold by sixteenth century German goldsmiths, altar pieces by Tiepolo and Piazzetta, a rare liturgical vestment woven in Lyon in the eighteenth century.