Museo naturalistico
Natural history museum in Lubriano in the Valle dei Calanchi (clay badlands valley), with sections on botany, fauna, geology and beekeeping, and a walking route.
Have only individual sections read aloud
About the museum
The Museo naturalistico di Lubriano was established at the start of the third millennium by the Comune, together with the walking route of waters, flowers, fruits and edible herbs. Thanks to European funds made available by the Regione Lazio, an old house in the historic centre, in Piazza Col di Lana, was restored to create a museum and study centre; the inauguration dates from 2009.
The building houses tools for understanding the natural environment in its botanical, faunal, geomorphological and hydrobiological aspects: a scientific library, a teaching herbarium, a laboratory with microscopes and rock finds to touch, including a fragment of calanco (badland) with a fossil mollusc. Particular attention is paid to beekeeping.
The museum also carries out research and outreach work and is part of the RESINA museum system of the Regione Lazio and of the Lago di Bolsena museum system. From the museum a route leads to the Monumento naturale Balza di Seppie and the calanchi landscape.
Highlights
- Teaching herbarium, scientific library and microscope laboratory
- Geological finds to touch, including a fragment of calanco with a fossil mollusc
- Section dedicated to beekeeping and honey
- Walking route to the Monumento naturale Balza di Seppie
- Audio guides in four languages
Permanent exhibition
- Collezione permanente del Museo naturalistico – Sections on the botany, fauna, geology and hydrobiology of the Valle dei Calanchi, with a herbarium, a laboratory and a section on beekeeping.
- Founded
- 2009
- Operated by
- Comune di Lubriano
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
|---|---|
| Reduced | €3young people aged 14 to 18, over-70s, teachers, archaeologists, art historians, restorers and holders of the SI.MU.LA.BO. card |
| Children & teens | freefree up to age 13 |
| Visitors with disabilities | –companion free · Free admission for people with disabilities and one companion. |
| Combined ticket for the museum and the Monumento naturale Balza di Seppie | €8 |
| Audio guide (Italian, English, French, German) | €2Per person, in addition to the admission ticket. |
| Guided group tour with urban itinerary (museum ticket included) | €10For groups of at least 5 people. |
Free admission also for over-80s, tourist and environmental hiking guides, journalists with a press card and residents of Lubriano.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible
- Elevator
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description
The museum building has a lift; there are Braille panels and audio guides for blind visitors. Along the walking route the outdoor display points have Braille panels, and every site, including the natural monument, can also be reached by car if needed; an accompanied car transfer service is available on request.
Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 13 |
|---|
- Family tours & workshops
- Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
The museum offers books for younger visitors, teaching workshops and school activities, by booking.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
By train to Orvieto or Viterbo station, then Cotral bus; from Bagnoregio, EPF Tours bus.
By car from the Orvieto exit on the A1, follow the signs for Castiglione in Teverina and Bagnoregio and continue to Lubriano; from Viterbo take the S.P. 5 Teverina as far as Celleno, then the S.P. 6 to Bagnoregio and the S.P. 55 Lubrianese.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Audio guide | yes (IT, EN, FR, DE) |
| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | Guided visits and walks for groups of at least 5 people, with booking compulsory at least 7 days in advance for Italian and 15 days for foreign languages. 30 audio guides are available, to be booked in advance. |
