Museo della centuriazione romana

About the museum

The museum opened in 1999 and since 2009 has been housed in its present seat, the Centro Culturale Aldo Rossi in Borgoricco, run by the Municipality. It collects finds from the centuriated territory north of Padua, where the regular grid of Roman-era fields can still be recognised in the layout of roads and canals.

The route begins with some prehistoric and protohistoric finds, such as flint tools and an axe and an arrowhead from the Bronze Age. The first room illustrates the instruments of land surveyors, units of measurement and a tactile model. The second is dedicated to agriculture and livestock, with a Roman horse burial and the base of a well built with wooden rings. The third room tells of domestic life with a reconstruction of a loom and a kitchen. The fourth covers economic activities, from brick production to trade, with weighing scales, amphorae and a collection of coins left by General Angelo Visentin.

There are also materials from the 6th century AD onwards, including a bronze sabre dating from 1843.

Highlights

• Tactile model and instruments of Roman land surveyors
• Roman horse burial
• Roman well with wooden rings
• Reconstruction of a Roman loom and kitchen
• Coin collection of General Angelo Visentin
• Web app with content for people with visual and hearing impairments

Permanent exhibition

• Collezione permanente – Four rooms on centuriation, agriculture, domestic life and economic activity in the Roman period, with prehistoric and post-Roman finds.

Founded

1999

Operated by

Comune di Borgoricco

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Every first Sunday of the month

Free admission also for accompanying adults of school groups, ICOM members and residents of Borgoricco.

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

In the rooms, QR codes give access to a free web app with content designed also for people with visual and hearing impairments; the website offers a social guide in PDF and a virtual tour.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Kids’ birthday parties

Workshops for children and initiatives such as “Domeniche al Museo” with free admission. Birthday parties: €200 (daytime) or €400 (evening), food and drinks not included.

Getting there & parking

By car from the A4, Padova Est exit, then SR308 and signs for “Centro civico” or “Museo della Centuriazione Romana”. The centre is connected to the Padua–Asolo and Treviso–Ostiglia cycle paths.

Amenities & dining

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Events & venue rental

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