National Etruscan Museum

The National Etruscan Museum (Italian - Museo Nazionale Etrusco) is a museum of the Etruscan civilization housed in the Villa Giulia in Rome, Italy.

History

The Villa was built by the popes and remained their property until 1870 when, in the wake of the Risorgimento and the demise of the Papal States, it became the property of the Kingdom of Italy. The Museum was founded in 1889 as part of the same nationalistic movement, with the aim of collecting together all the pre-Roman antiquities of Latium, southern Etruria and Umbria belonging to the Etruscan and Faliscan civilizations, and has been housed in the villa since the beginning of the 20th century.

Collections

Its most famous single treasure is the terracotta funerary monument, the almost life-size Bride and Groom (the so-called Sarcofago degli Sposi) reclining as if they were at a dinner party.

Other remains held are:

  • The Etruscan-Phoenician Pyrgi Tablets.
  • The Apollo of Veii.
  • The Cista Ficoroni.
  • A reconstructed frieze displaying Kreugas eating the brain of his enemy.

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Garann Means
10 October 2014
If you get lost on the grounds looking for the entrance to either of the museum's wings, you might find yourself at a lovely fountain or a storehouse of damaged artifacts. Nice bonus!
Irina Dobrova
25 August 2013
Very peaceful location far away from tourists itineraries and back to 700 BC. Welcome to Etruria .
Danilo ✌
19 March 2014
Qui, nella loggia, è stata ambientata (con intervento in postproduzione) la scena della mostra di fotografie dell'artista Ron Sweet che affascina Gambardella ne La grande Bellezza di Paolo Sorrentino
Ирка Козлова
18 August 2015
не такой раскрученный музей, как галерея боргезе, но тоже отличный. огромная коллекция этрусской керамики, статуэток, украшений и проч. очень информативно, дают сведения о том, как жили этруски
Sevda Demiral
2 September 2014
"Il Sarcofago degli Sposi ci ha messo pochissimo a diventare uno dei simboli del Museo e il suo cimelio più cercato durante tutte le visite." http://www.makedonyaavrupauniversite.com
Albarico
28 August 2011
"Il Sarcofago degli Sposi ci ha messo pochissimo a diventare uno dei simboli del Museo e il suo cimelio più cercato durante tutte le visite."
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