Museo delle Erbe

About the museum

The museum is dedicated to the relationship between people and plants and to knowledge of the uses of herbs over time. It is located in the historic centre of Teggiano, next to the former convent of the Santissima Pietà, and opened in June 1999.

The route includes a reconstruction of a medieval apothecary, based on a spice shop documented in Diano in 1480, with spices of plant, animal and mineral origin. Other sections cover natural medicines, pharmaceutical preparations and herbal medicine, folk medicine, the herbarium with its classifications and floristic maps, and a seed bank with ancient germplasm from the Cilento, Vallo di Diano and Alburni National Park.

Outdoors is the Viridarium, a space with local and medicinal plants, including species that were used during sieges in the fortified medieval villages.

Highlights

• Reconstructed medieval apothecary (shop of 1480)
• Seed bank with ancient germplasm from the Cilento park
• Herbarium and floristic maps
• Viridarium garden with medicinal plants
• Guided tours

Permanent exhibition

• Erbe e antiche coltivazioni – Medieval apothecary, natural medicines, herbarium, seed bank and the Viridarium garden.

Founded

1999

Operated by

Pro Loco di Teggiano

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission according to the Musei Italiani directory (page from 2021); the municipality does not list prices.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

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Getting there & parking

By car: exits Polla, Atena Lucana, Sala Consilina or Padula-Buonabitacolo; from Basilicata and Puglia, the Fondo Val d’Agri expressway, Atena Lucana exit. By train to Napoli Centrale or Salerno, then local buses (Autolinee Curcio, Autolinee Eredi Lamanna).

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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