Museo diffuso di Testaccio
Dispersed museum (Museo diffuso) in the Testaccio district: a route with panels, the Porticus Aemilia archaeological park, the Emporium area and the Sottosopra children’s space.
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About the museum
The Museo diffuso di Testaccio was developed within the Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma (special heritage authority for archaeology in Rome) to connect ancient Rome with the modern city. It has no single building: it links the district through a route of information panels, a multimedia route and a website, and several archaeological areas.
In the Roman period the Testaccio plain became, from the 2nd century BC and especially in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, the river port of the Emporium, a district of warehouses and a controlled dump for oil amphorae, from which Monte Testaccio arose. Between the 5th and 7th centuries the area returned to the countryside, and in the Middle Ages it held kitchen gardens and vineyards. After Italian unification the 1871 town plan designated it an industrial and working-class district, with the Mattatoio (slaughterhouse) designed by the architect Ersoch.
The museum includes the Emporium (archaeological area on the Lungotevere Testaccio), the urban archaeological park of the Porticus Aemilia in Via Rubattino, the archaeological area of the Nuovo Mercato di Testaccio, and Sottosopra, an archaeology space for children aged 4 to 11. Monte Testaccio is managed by Roma Capitale.
Highlights
- District route with information panels, always accessible
- Porticus Aemilia urban archaeological park
- Emporium area, the ancient river port of Rome
- Archaeological area of the Nuovo Mercato di Testaccio
- Sottosopra, an archaeology space for children aged 4 to 11
Permanent exhibition
- Percorso archeologico del rione Testaccio – Panels along the district, a multimedia route and archaeological areas of the ancient river port and the Porticus Aemilia.
- Operated by
- Ministero della Cultura – Soprintendenza Speciale di Roma
Admission & discounts
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
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
The dispersed museum does not publish information on accessibility.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
- Family tours & workshops
Sottosopra is an archaeology space for children aged 4 to 11; calendars and bookings go through sottosopra.testaccio@gmail.com.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Piramide
Metro line B, Piramide stop; buses 83, 781 and 170 (via Zabaglia or via Branca); 280, 23, 30, 75, 716, 130F and 3 (via Marmorata); 719 (via Franklin/Manuzio).
Emporium: Lungotevere Testaccio, opposite number 11. Porticus Aemilia: Via Rubattino 34. Nuovo Mercato and Sottosopra: Via Luca Ghiberti 19.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Groups with their own guide: booking at ss-abap-rm.museotestaccio@beniculturali.it. Individual visitors, schools and groups without a guide: sottosopra.testaccio@gmail.com. The second Tuesday of the month, from September to July, is reserved for groups with their own guide. |
