Ancient Age

National Archaeological Museum of Tuscania

Tuscania (VT)

The National Archaeological Museum of Tuscania is set within the evocative setting of the former Franciscan convent of Santa Maria del Riposo. The convent complex, founded in 1247, presents itself in the elegant Renaissance forms due to renovations that took place in the 15th and 16th centuries, and features a central cloister with a colonnade of round arches, supported by richly decorated capitals. The monumental complex was a conventual seat until 1875; in 1970 it was designated by the Municipality of Tuscania as the seat of the Archaeological Museum.

In 1988 a first section of the Museum opened on the ground floor, while in 1997 and 2007 the two exhibition wings on the upper floor were set up. Archaeological finds from the area are on display, alongside the history of the Campanari family, inextricably linked to the history of excavations of the territory and the "fortune" of Etruscology in the nineteenth century.

Info

Address:

Largo Mario Moretti, 1, 01017, Tuscania (VT)

Hours:

8:30am to 7:30pm (last admission 6:30pm)

Closed:

Monday
January 1, December 25

Tickets:

Free entrance.

From August 5, 2025:
Full ticket 5 euro
Reduced ticket 2 euro

Cumulative Archaeological Museums of Northern Latium: Vulci Archaeological Museum and Abbadia Castle in Canino, National Archaeological Museum in Tuscania, National Etruscan Museum of Rocca Albornoz in Viterbo, National Archaeological Museum of Agro Falisco and Forte Sangallo in Civita Castellana, National Archaeological Museum in Civitavecchia; full price of €15.00; valid 365 days from first admission, one admission for each site.

Contacts:

Phone: +39 0761 436209
e-mail: drm-laz.mutuscania@cultura.gov.it
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Visits:

For groups of more than 25, the use of radio guide systems (whisper) is recommended.

Length of visit:

45m /1 hour

Tips for your visit:

In the museum there are vending machines for coffee, hot drinks, water and snacks.
Photography is allowed.

How to get there:

The cotral stop is 500 m away.

Parking:

Paid parking is available in front of the museum and free parking nearby.