Museo archeologico nazionale di Tarquinia
Etruscan museum in the fifteenth-century Palazzo Vitelleschi, known for its sarcophagi, grave goods, the Cavalli Alati and detached tomb paintings.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in Palazzo Vitelleschi, a Renaissance building erected between 1436 and 1439 in the centre of Tarquinia and opened to the public as a museum in 1924. It holds the finds from the Etruscan city and its necropolises, among the most important in Etruria.
The ground floor houses funerary sculptures, including Hellenistic sarcophagi. The first floor displays the grave goods and the famous high relief of the Cavalli Alati, while the second floor is dedicated to paintings from Etruscan tombs, detached and reassembled on frames.
The museum now forms part of the Parco archeologico di Cerveteri e Tarquinia, together with the necropolises and the Museo Nazionale Cerite. The second floor is currently closed to the public for works financed by the PNRR (Italy's National Recovery and Resilience Plan).
Highlights
- High relief of the Cavalli Alati
- Etruscan sarcophagi from the Hellenistic period
- Grave goods from the Tarquinia necropolises
- Paintings from Etruscan tombs, detached (second floor, currently closed)
- Fifteenth-century Palazzo Vitelleschi
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione permanente di Palazzo Vitelleschi – Funerary sculptures, grave goods, the Cavalli Alati and Etruscan tomb paintings.
- Founded
- 1924
- Operated by
- Ministero della Cultura (Parco archeologico di Cerveteri e Tarquinia)
- Visitors per year
- approx. 49,572
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €13 |
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| Reduced | €2Young people of the European Union aged 18 to 25 |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Free admission for under-18s. |
| PACT circuit (Cerveteri and Tarquinia, four sites, valid for four months) | €21 |
| Annual pass | €30€20 for residents of Cerveteri and Tarquinia. |
| Event ticket (exhibitions, concerts, performances) | €4 |
Free admission: First Sunday of the month (museum and necropolises free of charge).
The price of €13 is that of the site's combined ticket (museum and Tarquinia necropolises, valid for 30 days); the site does not state a separate price for the museum alone. A supplement of €2 applies to temporary exhibitions. Other reductions and exemptions according to the provisions of the Ministry of Culture.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- 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 site mentions a service of assistance for people with disabilities, without details; the ongoing works affect the second floor.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Coat check
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Booking not required. |
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