Museo nazionale e Area archeologica di Altino
State museum with finds from ancient Altinum, a Venetic and Roman city on the edge of the lagoon, and an archaeological area with a harbour gate.
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About the museum
Altinum was a Venetic and later Roman centre active from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD on the northern edge of the Venetian lagoon. The first museum, designed by Ferdinando Forlati, opened on 29 May 1960 with fewer than a thousand objects. Today the building is used as a store, while the collections exceed 40,000 finds.
The State bought the buildings at the Fornace location in 1984, but restoration stalled for lack of funds. With European and regional funding of about €6 million, work resumed in 2009. The new seat, housed in a nineteenth-century rural building, was inaugurated on 12 December 2014 and opened permanently on 4 July 2015, with about 1,800 m² of exhibition space.
On the ground floor the prehistory of the lagoon edge and the history of the centre in the Iron Age are illustrated, with its necropolises and horse burials. The first floor is devoted to Roman Altino, with jewellery, glass, marble portraits, toys and objects of everyday life. The second floor, devoted to the Roman necropolises and late antiquity, is being set up.
About 500 metres away is the archaeological area, which includes the harbour gate of the 1st century BC, a stretch of an urban cardo and the House of the Panther with its mosaic in the atrium. The museum and the area are part of the UNESCO site “Venice and its Lagoon”.
Highlights
- Finds from Altinum from the Iron Age to late antiquity
- Venetic necropolises with horse burials
- Jewellery, millefiori glass and marble portraits of Roman date
- Harbour gate of the 1st century BC in the archaeological area
- House of the Panther with mosaic in the atrium
Permanent exhibitions
- Collezione archeologica di Altino – From the prehistory of the lagoon to Roman Altino, with necropolises, jewellery, glass and marble portraits over two floors.
- Area archeologica – Harbour gate of the 1st century BC, a stretch of urban cardo and the House of the Panther, open from April to October.
- Founded
- 1960
- Operated by
- Ministero della Cultura
- Visitors per year
- approx. 11,333 (2019)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €2visitors aged 18 to 25 |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Free admission for under-18s. |
| Groups | –Booking is compulsory for groups and school parties. |
| Special events and partner rates | €3 |
| Evening event | €1 |
| Annual pass “Altino 365” | €15Unlimited admission for one year on opening days. |
| Combined ticket Altino + Museo nazionale concordiese | €9Reduced €4; special events €7. |
| Combined ticket Altino + Concordiese + Museo nazionale di Archeologia del mare di Caorle | €15Reduced €6; special events €13. |
Free admission: Free admission on special occasions such as the Notte dei Musei (Museum Night) and the European Heritage Days.
The ticket covers the museum building (the former Risiera), the exhibition “Antenati Altinati” (Altinate Ancestors), the panoramic turret and the archaeological area. Tickets are available at the ticket office, with the Musei italiani app or on museiitaliani.it. Other free admissions are listed on cultura.gov.it (section Agevolazioni).
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | For information and bookings, call 0422 789443 (Monday–Friday 8:30–18:30). |
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