Aboca Museum

About the museum

The museum opened in 2002 on the initiative of the company Aboca, which produces remedies based on medicinal plants, and is housed in the Palazzo Bourbon del Monte in the historic centre of Sansepolcro. The idea was to document the long bond between people and the plants they used to heal themselves.

Most of the objects come from the company's private collection, which has been expanded over time with new acquisitions: herbaria, treatises on pharmaceutical botany, antique mortars, pharmacy ceramics and laboratory glassware.

The visit is divided into three routes. The historical route “Erbe e Salute nei secoli” leads through a series of rooms dedicated to the history of pharmacopoeia. “Aboca Experience” interactively presents the story and values of the company, from organic cultivation to research. “De Divina Proportione” offers a reflection on the relationship between humanity and creation. On the third floor of the palace is also the Bibliotheca Antiqua, with around 3,000 volumes from the origins of printing to the early decades of the twentieth century.

Highlights

• Historical route “Erbe e Salute nei secoli” with herbaria and books on pharmaceutical botany
• Collection of mortars, pharmacy ceramics and antique glassware
• Interactive route “Aboca Experience” with tactile panels and sound content
• “De Divina Proportione” route on the relationship between people and creation
• Bibliotheca Antiqua with around 3,000 antique volumes

Permanent exhibitions

• Erbe e Salute nei secoli – Historical route with herbaria, books on pharmaceutical botany, antique mortars, ceramics and glassware.
• Aboca Experience – Interactive route with tactile panels, audio contributions and digital animations on the company's history and research.
• De Divina Proportione – Route on the relationship between humanity and creation through centuries of cultural and scientific development.

Founded

2002

Operated by

Aboca

Visitors per year

approx. 14,786

Admission & discounts

The standard ticket includes the “Erbe e Salute nei secoli” and “Aboca Experience” routes; the “De Divina Proportione” route requires an additional ticket or the combined ticket. Also free for tourist guides.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Entry to the “Erbe e Salute nei secoli” and “Aboca Experience” routes is via a ramp; a platform lift overcomes a short flight of steps and leads to the lift for the first floor. The “De Divina Proportione” route can be reached by ramp or stairlift, except for one of its two rooms. Accessible toilets are on the ground floor and there are benches along the routes. Because of the building's architectural constraints, it is advisable to call the museum for detailed information.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

By car from the A1 motorway, exit Arezzo, then the E78 for about 34 km towards Sansepolcro; from the E45, exit Sansepolcro.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum bookshop; animals are admitted on a lead or in a carrier.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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