Museo Archeologico di Atina e della Valle di Comino “Giuseppe Visocchi”
Municipal archaeological museum of Atina in a former school building, with funerary assemblages, military models and finds from the Comino Valley; free admission.
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About the museum
The Atina municipal archaeological museum, founded in 1978, is one of the civic museums of the province of Frosinone. In 2000 it was moved to the upper floor of the former school building “Giuseppe Visocchi”, an elegant classical-style building in the historic centre, donated to the citizens in 1928 by the podestà (appointed mayor of the time), whose name it bears. Today the building also houses the municipal library, the finds store, a conference hall, a teaching room and conservation and photography workshops.
The route is laid out in five rooms with material ranging from the 8th century BC to the late Middle Ages, coming from Atina and other municipalities in the valley, in particular from the Ominimorti necropolises at San Biagio Saracinisco and from the Italic sanctuary of Casale Pescarolo at Casalvieri. The display follows mainly a topographical criterion; in the entrance corridor there are a coin cabinet and a lapidarium with Roman inscriptions.
The visit is completed by the “Medioevie” multimedia rooms, a virtual museum set up in Palazzo Ducale Cantelmo, with interactive stations in Italian and English dedicated to the Middle Ages in southern Lazio.
Highlights
- Roman funerary lion
- Grave goods from the Ominimorti necropolises (7th–3rd century BC)
- Models of military formations and of Roman and Samnite war machines
- Votive offerings from the Italic sanctuary of Casale Pescarolo
- Lapidarium with Roman inscriptions
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso espositivo in cinque sale – Material from the 8th century BC to the late Middle Ages from the Comino Valley: grave goods, military models and votive offerings, with a lapidarium and a coin cabinet in the corridor.
- Founded
- 1978
- Operated by
- Comune di Atina
- Visitors per year
- approx. 2,191
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission is free.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The “Medioevie” multimedia rooms are at Palazzo Ducale Cantelmo and complete the route. The museum regulations and service charter are published on the municipality's website. |
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