Museo di Piana delle Orme
Open-air and indoor museum at the Piana delle Orme agritourism farm, with ten pavilions on Italian history in the 20th century.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The museum was founded in 1997 from the private collection of Mariano De Pasquale, a flower and plant nursery entrepreneur, who gathered tools, machinery and objects of rural life together with vehicles from the war years. Over time the collection grew into a set of thematic museums linked by a story of 20th-century Italy, within the agritourism farm of the same name in Latina.
Across more than 30,000 square metres of exhibition space, ten pavilions trace about fifty years of history: rural traditions, the reclamation of the Pontine Marshes, the Second World War, with sections on Cassino, the Anzio landings, El Alamein, Messina and Salerno, deportation and internment, air and naval vehicles, life in the camps, vintage farm machinery and toys. The displays use 1:1 scale dioramas; about four hours are indicated for a full visit.
Highlights
- Ten thematic pavilions over more than 30,000 m²
- 1:1 scale dioramas of Cassino and the Anzio landings
- Pavilion on the reclamation of the Pontine Marshes
- Pavilion on deportation and internment
- Vintage farm machinery and toys
Permanent exhibition
- I padiglioni del museo – Ten pavilions on the 20th century: Pontine reclamation, the battle of Cassino, the Anzio landings, deportation, air and naval vehicles, life in the camps, farm machinery and toys.
- Founded
- 1997
- Operated by
- Piana delle Orme (azienda agrituristica)
- Visitors per year
- approx. 35,000
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €13 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €11Adults over 65 |
| Children & teens | €9.50Junior ticket for ages 6 to 14. |
| Seniors | €11Over 65. |
| Families | –With at least 2 paying adults and 2 paying juniors: adults €12, juniors €8 per person. |
| Family – adult | €12With at least 2 paying adults and 2 paying juniors |
| Family – junior (ages 6–14) | €8With at least 2 paying adults and 2 paying juniors |
All tickets include full admission to the museum's pavilions.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Time needed | approx. 4 hrs |
|---|
The pavilion of vintage toys is also designed for children; family tickets are available.
Getting there & parking
The museum is located at the Piana delle Orme agritourism farm, at Strada Migliara 43,5, in the countryside of Latina.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
Bar and sandwich bar service; there is a museum shop.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
|---|---|
| Good to know | The museum offers the “Museo e Scuola” programme for school classes. |
