Museo Domus de Janas La Rocca
Museum carved into a limestone boulder at Sedini, with a Neolithic domus de janas, a 19th-century farmhouse and a fossil exhibition.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in a unique monument on the southern outskirts of Sedini, on the edge of the Baldana ravine: a structure carved out of a large limestone boulder and laid out in several rooms on three floors, linked by floors and walls. Altered several times from the Middle Ages onwards, probably serving as a prison, it was inhabited until a few years ago.
On the lower floor a domus de janas of the late Neolithic (3200–2800 BC) is preserved almost intact. On the first floor a permanent photographic exhibition on the Anglona area is displayed, with monuments, churches and archaeological sites, while the second floor houses an exhibition of fossils from the Sedini area, with about two hundred specimens from the Middle Miocene.
Two rooms recreate an early 20th-century manor house, with a loom and a Sedini carpet from the mid-19th century, an inlaid wooden bed and an 18th- or 19th-century dagger that belonged to a local bandit; a small room houses jewellery and amulets donated by families from the village. In the left wing, on two floors, a 19th-century Anglona farmhouse is reconstructed with about three hundred artefacts; it preserves its medieval structure, with the hearth dug into the rocky floor, stairs cut into the rock and spaces for sheltering animals.
Highlights
- Almost intact late Neolithic domus de janas
- 19th-century Anglona farmhouse with about 300 objects
- About 200 Middle Miocene fossils from Sedini
- Traditional Sardinian jewellery and amulets
- Building carved from a limestone boulder over three floors
Permanent exhibition
- Domus de janas e collezioni etnografiche – Three floors to visit: a Neolithic domus de janas, a photographic exhibition on the Anglona, a collection of Miocene fossils and the reconstruction of a manor house and a farmhouse.
- Operated by
- Comune di Sedini
- Visitors per year
- approx. 7,000
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €2Young people aged 6 to 18 and groups of more than 10 people |
| Children & teens | €2Free admission for children aged 0 to 6. |
| Groups (11+ people) | €2 per personReduced rate for groups of more than 10 people. |
| Guided excursion | €8 |
| Visit with educational workshop | €4 |
The €3 ticket refers to a self-guided visit.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- 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
The museum, carved into rock and spread across several floors, has architectural barriers.
Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided tours and a teaching room are available; for large groups it is advisable to contact the museum in advance. |
