MOO Museo dell’Olivo e dell’Olio
Torgiano museum devoted to the history of the olive tree and olive oil, in the ancient rooms of an oil mill inside the village walls; visits by reservation.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The MOO Museo dell’Olivo e dell’Olio was created by Maria Grazia Marchetti Lungarotti at the wish of her husband Giorgio, as a continuation of the Museo del Vino. Opened in 2000, it is the second museum hub of the Fondazione Lungarotti, which runs it. It is located in a small group of medieval houses within the walls of the castle of Torgiano.
The route unfolds over eleven rooms. The first offer information prepared by the CNR on the botanical characteristics of the olive tree, the varieties most common in Umbria, and traditional and modern techniques of cultivation and oil extraction. The following rooms, set in the premises of an oil mill that was active until a few decades ago, document the evolution of oil-making machinery, from the first stone mortars of the 5th millennium BC to the trapetum and up to continuous-cycle systems.
On the two upper floors the uses of oil and the olive tree in daily life, myth, religion, cosmetics, literature and folk traditions are illustrated.
Highlights
- Route through eleven rooms in an ancient oil mill
- Evolution of oil machinery, from stone mortars to continuous-cycle systems
- Sections on the uses of oil and on the olive tree in myth and literature
- Scientific information from the CNR on olive growing
- Founded
- 2000
- Operated by
- Fondazione Lungarotti ETS
- Visitors per year
- approx. 7,000
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €7 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 5 |
The single ticket at €7 is valid for the MOO and the MUVIT Museo del Vino and includes an audio guide on your smartphone and a glass of wine at the Osteria del Museo (adults only). Children under 6 free.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- 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 has a lift and the entire exhibition route is accessible.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
- Museum shop
Bookshop with publications, postcards and gadgets.
Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Visits are by reservation (tel. +39 075 988 0200, e-mail musei@fondazionelungarotti.it). Guided tours in Italian or English on request for groups of up to 15 people. |
