Museo civico di Summonte

About the museum

The civic museum of Summonte is housed in the Complesso Castellare, on the top of the old village, where a castle documented for the first time in 1094 once stood. For centuries Summonte was mainly a military stronghold, and the cylindrical tower with a truncated-conical base, built between the late 13th and early 14th century, survives from the old fortification system.

In the 1990s excavations carried out with the Soprintendenza archeologica (archaeological heritage authority) uncovered the structures of the castle from the Norman-Swabian period. The tower, reduced to a ruin, was restored, with the original masonry recovered and the timber floors rebuilt; today, together with the castle’s rooms, it houses the museum.

The circuit has two sections. In the rooms of the guardroom, the permanent exhibition “Submontis Medievalia” presents reproductions of weapons and tools used by garrisons between the late 15th and early 16th century. In the Torre Angioina are displayed finds from the excavations of the castle area between 1994 and 2005, which document continuous use of the site from the Middle Ages to the modern period.

Highlights

• Restored Torre Angioina (late 13th – early 14th century)
• Permanent exhibition “Submontis Medievalia” in the guardroom
• Reproductions of medieval weapons: halberds, broadswords, falchions and visored helmets
• Reconstruction of a foot soldier with period clothing and weapons
• Finds from the castle excavations, including glazed oil lamps from the 13th–14th century

Permanent exhibitions

• Submontis Medievalia – Reproductions of weapons and objects from garrison life between the late 15th and early 16th century, in the guardroom.
• Reperti archeologici del castello – Ceramic and metal finds from excavations in the castle area between 1994 and 2005, displayed in the Torre Angioina.

Operated by

Comune di Summonte

Visitors per year

approx. 30,000

Admission & discounts

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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 museum is in a tower and a medieval castle in the old village; accessibility information is not published.

Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

The museum is in the old village of Summonte, at Via Castello 14, at the foot of the Torre Angioina.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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