Museo di storia della ceramica
Small municipal museum in the Palazzo Ada Caetani in Sermoneta, with three rooms devoted to the history of ceramics from prehistory to the 20th century; free admission.
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About the museum
The museum was opened in 2004 in Sermoneta, a medieval village in the Lepini mountains, and is housed in the 16th-century Palazzo Ada Caetani, on the main street of the village. It occupies three rooms on the ground floor and presents a simple display with illustrative panels.
The route traces ceramic production from prehistory to the 20th century and presents examples from the main centres of Italian majolica, including Deruta, Viterbo, Faenza and Caltagirone. One section is devoted to the grave goods of the Caracupa necropolis, with tableware, votive terracotta objects and bricks.
The material comes partly from the donation of a collector of Sermoneta origin and partly from the heritage authority (Soprintendenza archeologica) of Lazio.
Highlights
- Ceramics from prehistory to the 20th century in three rooms
- Majolica from the centres of Deruta, Viterbo, Faenza and Caltagirone
- Grave goods from the Caracupa necropolis
- Housed in the 16th-century Palazzo Ada Caetani
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso permanente di storia della ceramica – Three ground-floor rooms with ceramics from prehistory to the 20th century, majolica from the main Italian centres and grave goods from the Caracupa necropolis.
- Founded
- 2004
- Operated by
- Comune di Sermoneta
- Visitors per year
- approx. 20,000
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Free admission.
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | The museum has regulations and a service charter, which can be consulted on the municipality’s website. |
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