Museo Civico Archeologico della Civiltà Etrusca «Enrico Pellegrini»

About the museum

The museum was inaugurated on 11 March 1995 in a wing of Palazzo Orsini, the fortified residence overlooking the historic centre of Pitigliano. It holds mainly Archaic Etruscan materials from the excavations in the Poggio Buco necropolis and in the Pitigliano area.

The display route revolves around the restoration laboratory, an integral part of the visit, where some particularly interesting finds are also displayed. The main core is the Vaselli collection, formed of materials from the Poggio Buco necropolis excavated by Adele Vaselli between 1955 and 1960: geometric-style vases, bucchero drinking vessels for the symposium and Etruscan-Corinthian vases dating to 590–560 BC.

Another section presents the collection of Cavaliere B. Martinucci, with impasto ceramics and a fragment of an Attic black-figure kylix from the circle of Exekias, and the finds from the trial excavations in the historic centre of Pitigliano, including the area known as “Le macerie” and the northern slope, which document settlement from the Final Bronze Age, in the 12th century BC.

Highlights

• Vaselli collection from the Etruscan necropolis of Poggio Buco
• Bucchero and Etruscan-Corinthian vases of 590–560 BC
• Fragment of an Attic black-figure kylix close to the painter Exekias
• Finds from the settlement of Pitigliano from the Final Bronze Age
• Restoration laboratory included in the visit route

Permanent exhibitions

• Collezione Vaselli – Two rooms with materials from the Poggio Buco necropolis: geometric vases, bucchero and Etruscan-Corinthian pottery.
• Collezione Martinucci e scavi di Pitigliano – Impasto ceramics and a fragment of an Attic black-figure kylix, with finds from the settlement of Pitigliano.

Founded

1995

Operated by

Comune di Pitigliano

Director

Debora Rossi

Admission & discounts

Amounts taken from a 2022 listing; it is advisable to check them before the visit.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• 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 Musei di Maremma portal lists the museum as not accessible to people with motor disabilities.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Bookshop in the museum.

Events & venue rental

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