Museo archeologico del Compito "Don Giorgio Franchini"
Archaeological museum in Savignano sul Rubicone with pre-Roman and Roman finds from Compito, the ancient posting station on the Via Emilia.
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About the museum
The museum grew out of the passion of Don Giorgio Franchini, who from 1926, the year he became parish priest of the Pieve di San Giovanni in Compito, collected material surfacing in the fields and set up a first antiquarium. The display remained open until 1978, when it was closed after a theft. In 1998 the Savignano municipal administration reopened it under the founder’s name, in the former elementary school next to the pieve.
The collection has grown with material from excavation campaigns, which still yield finds every year. For the pre-Roman period it documents traces from the Copper and Iron Ages, including a production site with pottery kilns and a princely burial from the 7th–6th century BC, with weapons and a chariot, discovered in 2018. For the Roman period it tells the story of the vicus that developed at the crossroads (compitum) between the Via Emilia and the road to the sea, the necropolis with more than a hundred burials, and the rural villas of the area.
The route is completed by the open-air museum (Petrone, Ponte Consolare, Pievi) and by Don Franchini’s historical archive, which has been digitised and can be consulted on site.
Highlights
- Princely burial from the 7th–6th century BC with a Picene-type helmet, greaves and a chariot
- Tomb 151, the “wealthy woman of Compito” from the 3rd century AD, with gold and glass objects
- Roman necropolis with more than a hundred burials from the 2nd century BC to the 6th century AD
- Finds from the Roman rural villas and the posting station Ad Confluentes
- Don Franchini’s historical archive, available to consult at the museum
- Operated by
- Comune di Savignano sul Rubicone
- Visitors per year
- approx. 2,599
Admission & discounts
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Accessibility
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Kids & families
Educational activities and workshops for schools of all levels.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
Thematic library on art history, archaeology and history, with lending.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum offers educational activities and workshops for schools of all levels (the 2026–2027 brochure can be downloaded from the website); guided tours are also organised occasionally. |
