Museo civico archeologico di Mel
Archaeological museum in the 18th-century Palazzo delle Contesse, with finds from the first Palaeolithic presence to the Middle Ages and the pre-Roman necropolis of Mel.
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About the museum
The museum is housed in the Palazzo delle Contesse, an elegant late 18th-century Venetian villa, recognisable by its “a pigna” (pine-cone) chimneys of Venetian tradition. The building was erected by the Del Zotto family and retains a grand hall with a Venetian-style terrazzo floor decorated with the Arab phoenix, the heraldic symbol of the Papadopoli family, and a fresco attributed to the painter Antonio Bettio from Belluno.
Since 1996 the palazzo has housed the museum, created by the local community and the administrations in collaboration with the Soprintendenza. It displays material found mainly in excavations of the pre-Roman necropolis of Mel, one of the most important sites in Veneto and northern Italy.
The route tells the story of more than forty thousand years of Valbelluna history, from the first Palaeolithic hunter communities to the ancient Veneti, and from the Roman period to the Middle Ages.
Highlights
- Finds from the pre-Roman necropolis of Mel
- More than forty thousand years of history, from the Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages
- Grand hall with Venetian terrazzo floor and the Papadopoli phoenix
- Fresco attributed to Antonio Bettio
- Housed in the 18th-century Venetian villa Palazzo delle Contesse
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione archeologica della Valbelluna – Finds from the Palaeolithic presence to the Middle Ages, including material from the pre-Roman necropolis of Mel.
- Founded
- 1996
- Operated by
- Comune di Borgo Valbelluna
- Visitors per year
- approx. 2,727
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €3School groups, children and young people aged 6 to 19, university students |
| Children & teens | €3Children and young people aged 6 to 19: reduced ticket €3. |
| Seniors | €4Over 65s: reduced ticket €4. |
| Groups (12+ people) | €4 per personGroups of at least 12 people. |
Reduced to €4 also for residents of the municipality of Borgo Valbelluna and for members of the Touring Club Italiano (TCI).
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- 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 museum's website states that the venue is accessible to all visitors.
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