Museo archeologico del territorio di Suasa
Small museum in the Palazzo della Rovere telling the story of the Cesano valley, from fossils and prehistory to the Roman era and the early Middle Ages.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in San Lorenzo in Campo, in the Marche, in the 16th-century Palazzo della Rovere. It was established in 1983 to preserve and display the finds from the area. Together with the civic museum of Castelleone di Suasa and the archaeological park, it forms part of the network of museums of the Suasan lands, run by the Consorzio Città Romana di Suasa.
The route, spread over two floors, follows the evolution of the environment and of human settlement in the Cesano valley. It begins with the geological history and the fossils of Pleistocene fauna and flora, moves on to the traces of the Stone and Metal Ages, and reaches the Roman colonisation of the ager Gallicus up to the threshold of the Middle Ages. The narrative is accompanied by graphic reconstructions of the landscape and by an educational route on two levels, one for adults and one for young people.
Among the Roman materials on display from the territory of ancient Suasa are a boundary cippus, tombs, amphorae, bricks and tiles, architectural elements, coins and tableware, as well as a section devoted to minerals and fossil trunks from Monte Catria.
Highlights
- Pleistocene fossils and trunks of a fossil forest from Monte Catria
- Finds from the Palaeolithic to the Iron Age, with Picene grave goods
- Working reconstruction of a groma, the surveying instrument of Roman land surveyors
- Roman finds from ancient Suasa: amphorae, bricks and tiles, coins and tableware
- Educational route on two levels, for adults and for young people
Permanent exhibition
- Museo archeologico del territorio di Suasa – Six rooms on two floors covering geology and fossils, prehistory, Roman colonisation and the finds from ancient Suasa up to the early Middle Ages.
- Founded
- 1983
- Operated by
- Comune di San Lorenzo in Campo
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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| Reduced | €2Under-18s, families with children and groups of at least 10 people |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 · Free up to the age of 5 |
| Visitors with disabilities | freeFree admission for people with disabilities and one companion |
Rates of the Consorzio Città Romana di Suasa. Buying a full-price ticket at one of the Consortium's venues entitles you to a €1 reduction on the other admissions.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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The educational route is organised on two levels, one for adults and one for young people.
Getting there & parking
The museum is in the historic centre of San Lorenzo in Campo, at Via Mazzini 2.
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | The Associazione Pro Loco di San Lorenzo in Campo organises guided tours of the museum. |
