Museo civico “Gustavo VI Adolfo di Svezia”

Civic museum in Blera dedicated to King Gustavo VI Adolfo di Svezia, with sections on the relationship between people and horses and on the culture of the Maremma.

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About the museum

The civic museum of Blera is named after King Gustavo VI Adolfo di Svezia, a passionate archaeologist who on 10 October 1956 launched the excavations at San Giovenale in the territory of Blera, together with scholars and students of the Swedish Institute of Classical Studies in Rome.

The museum aims to preserve the heritage and document local customs and traditions, using panels, objects, captions, computer terminals, audiovisual material, dioramas and soundscapes. The upper floor illustrates the relationship between people and horses in prehistoric and protohistoric times; the lower floor and the outdoor area present modern and contemporary life, with the folklore of the Maremma and the Roman countryside and around six hundred objects of rural culture.

The museum’s services are run by the Associazione Amici del Cavallo Maremmano (Friends of the Maremma Horse association), which also offers educational activities. The museum is part of the Sistema Museale Tematico Demos (Demos thematic museum system).

Highlights

Relationship between people and horses from prehistory to protohistory
Folklore of the Maremma and the Roman countryside
Around 600 objects of rural culture
Dioramas, audiovisual material and soundscapes
Named after King Gustavo VI Adolfo di Svezia

Permanent exhibitions

Uomo e cavallo dalla preistoria alla protostoria – Upper floor devoted to the relationship between people and horses in the earliest periods.
Vita moderna e contemporanea: Maremma e campagna romana – Lower floor and outdoor area with the folklore of the Maremma and the Roman countryside.