Museo Civico Archeologico di Fermo

About the museum

The archaeological museum of Fermo originates from the private museum of the brothers Gaetano and Raffaele De Minicis, born in Falerone at the end of the 18th century and active in Fermo in the first half of the 19th century. Their eclectic collection has roots partly in the 18th-century tradition of Wunderkammern (cabinets of curiosities) and partly in the Neoclassical cult of antiquity.

The route unfolds in six rooms that tell the story of the birth of archaeological collecting: from the passion for antiquity (room 1) to Giuseppe Colucci’s “Antichità Picene” (room 2), from the De Minicis private collection (room 3) to the unauthorised excavations at the Roman theatre of Falerio Picenus (room 4), then the illustrious correspondence (room 5) and the transition from private collecting to the public museum (room 6).

From the museum you can also access the Cisterne Romane di Fermo (Roman Cisterns of Fermo), with entry from Via Paccarone 36.

Highlights

• Private collection of the De Minicis brothers
• “Antichità Picene” by Giuseppe Colucci
• Finds from the excavations at the Roman theatre of Falerio Picenus
• Illustrious correspondence of 19th-century collecting
• Access to the Roman Cisterns

Permanent exhibition

• La nascita del collezionismo archeologico – Six rooms on Fermo’s first archaeological museum, from the De Minicis brothers’ private collection to the public museum.

Operated by

Comune di Fermo

Admission & discounts

Special ticket for a single site: €4. Free admission for children up to 13 years, people with disabilities, ICOM members and journalists with a press card. Tickets are bought at the ticket offices of Palazzo dei Priori, the Museo Civico Archeologico, the Musei Scientifici di Palazzo Paccaroni and the Museo Archeologico di Torre di Palme, or online.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• 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 has an internal lift and accessible toilets for people with disabilities.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

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Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Bookshop. Animals are admitted under the municipal regulations.

Events & venue rental

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