Museo civico Luigi Rossi Danielli
Civic museum of Viterbo in the former convent of Santa Maria della Verità, with Etruscan sarcophagi, a picture gallery and city relics; currently not open to visitors.
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About the museum
The civic museum of Viterbo was opened in 1912 and since 1955 has been housed in the former convent attached to the church of Santa Maria della Verità, near the city walls, when the church was reopened for worship. Since 2011 it has borne the name of the Viterbo archaeologist Luigi Rossi Danielli, whose collection is kept on the ground floor.
The entrance is through the Gothic cloister, where Etruscan sarcophagi and a well from the destroyed monastery of Sant’Agostino are displayed. On the ground floor there are also the false ancient inscriptions fabricated by the friar Annio da Viterbo and the sarcophagus of Galiana.
The first floor houses the picture gallery with medieval and early modern paintings and sculptures, while the upper floor is devoted to a gallery of 18th-century portraits and to the history of the city, with 19th-century drawings of the Macchina di Santa Rosa and photo-etched plates of Viterbo. According to the sources consulted, the museum is currently not open to visitors.
Highlights
- Gothic cloister with Etruscan sarcophagi
- Sarcophagus of Galiana
- Ancient forgeries by the friar Annio da Viterbo
- Picture gallery with medieval and Renaissance paintings and sculptures
- 19th-century drawings of the Macchina di Santa Rosa
Permanent exhibition
- Collezioni del museo civico – Etruscan sarcophagi in the cloister, the Rossi Danielli collection, the picture gallery and a section on the history of Viterbo and the Macchina di Santa Rosa.
- Founded
- 1912
- Operated by
- Comune di Viterbo
- Visitors per year
- approx. 4,707
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €4Young people aged 12 to 18 and groups of at least 20 people |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 11 · Free admission for children under 12. |
| Combined ticket for the Museo civico, the Museo dei Portici and the Palazzo dei Priori | €10Reduced €8. |
Rates refer to the time of reopening. Free admission also for residents of Viterbo and for school groups from Viterbo. The museum does not take part in the free Sunday at state museums.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Small dogs are admitted on a lead or in a carrier. |
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