Museo archeologico nazionale Tuscanese
State archaeological museum in the former Franciscan convent of Santa Maria del Riposo in Tuscania, with Etruscan grave goods from the rock-cut tombs.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in the Franciscan convent founded in 1247 next to the church of Santa Maria del Riposo, remodelled in the 15th and 16th centuries and endowed with a central cloister with arcades.
The first section opened in 1988 with four rooms on the ground floor dedicated to the funerary complexes of the Hellenistic age (4th–2nd century BC). The grave goods from three rock-cut tombs of the Curunas family stand out, with sarcophagi in nenfro (volcanic tuff), ceramics from various Etruscan and Faliscan centres, and bronzes linked to the banquet and to the world of women.
In 1997 two rooms were opened on the upper floor: one on the history of the convent and of ancient Tuscania, the other with the oldest evidence from the area's necropoleises (7th century BC). The upper-floor galleries also present local finds and the history of the Campanari family, linked to the 19th-century excavations and to Etruscology.
Highlights
- Grave goods from the rock-cut tombs of the Curunas family
- Sarcophagi in nenfro (tuff)
- Etruscan and Faliscan ceramics and bronzes for the banquet
- Cloister of the former Franciscan convent
- Section on the Campanari family and the 19th-century excavations
Permanent exhibition
- Corredi funerari e storia del convento – Rooms with grave goods from the Hellenistic tombs, evidence from the area's necropoleises, and the history of the convent and of ancient Tuscania.
- Founded
- 1988
- Operated by
- Ministero della Cultura – Direzione regionale Musei nazionali Lazio
- Visitors per year
- approx. 9,903
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €2young people aged 18 to 25 (EU citizens) |
| Combined ticket with other archaeological museums (five in total) of northern Lazio (valid 365 days, one entry per site) | €15 |
| Annual pass (online only) | €10Available from 2 March 2026 through the platform or the “Musei Italiani” app. |
Free admission: First Sunday of the month, 25 April, 2 June and 4 November.
No booking required. Other reductions and free admission according to state regulations.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator
- 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 entire route is accessible by lift.
Kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 60 min |
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
The Cotral bus stop is about 500 metres away.
By car
Parking available
Paid parking in front of the museum and free parking nearby.
Amenities & dining
- Café: not available
There are no vending machines and no bar.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Photography | Photography is allowed. |
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| Good to know | For groups of more than 25 people, radio-guide (whisper) systems are recommended. |
