MUVAR – Museo dell'Uomo di Val Rosna
Museum in Sovramonte on the Uomo di Val Rosna, a Late Palaeolithic hunter from 14,000 years ago, with reconstructions and films in nine rooms.
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About the museum
The museum tells the story of the discovery of the Uomo di Val Rosna. In 1987 Aldo Villabruna found human bone remains and an Epigravettian arrowhead, the last phase of the Upper Palaeolithic, at a building site in the municipality of Sovramonte, where the Rosna and Cismon streams meet. The find surprised the scientific community, and the Università di Ferrara launched an excavation campaign that uncovered three rock shelters beneath the rock face, all visited several times over the course of prehistory.
The oldest burial, around 14,000 years old, belongs to a hunter aged 25–30 who was covered with stones painted with red ochre, one of the oldest known forms of funerary art. The stones show a dancing man, linear bands, deer antlers and a figure with many arms. The remains also provide the oldest known case of dental treatment among our ancestors: the removal of a cavity from a wisdom tooth.
The museum, run by Tramedistoria Impresa Sociale, currently displays no original finds. Instead it presents the context in nine rooms of reconstructions and faithful copies, films that recreate Palaeolithic gestures and atmospheres, and interviews with those who made the discoveries.
Highlights
- Burial of the Uomo di Val Rosna, 14,000 years old
- Stones painted with red ochre, among the oldest forms of funerary art
- The oldest known case of dental treatment
- Nine rooms with reconstructions, faithful copies and films
- Interviews with the people who discovered and studied the site
Permanent exhibition
- L'Uomo di Val Rosna – Nine rooms with reconstructions, faithful copies and films about the 14,000-year-old burial, the painted stones and the archaeological research.
- Operated by
- Tramedistoria Impresa Sociale
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €6 |
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| Reduced | €3.50Children and young people aged 6 to 17, people over 65 |
| Children & teens | €3.50free up to age 5 · Free up to age 5; ages 6 to 17: €3.50. |
| Seniors | €3.50For people over 65. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · Free admission for people with a disability above 75% and one companion. |
| Groups (12+ people) | €3.50 per personGroups of at least 12 people, school groups and residents of the municipality of Sovramonte: €3.50. |
Free admission also for ICOM members, guides and accompanying persons while working, and journalists with a valid press card; researchers, scholars and municipal staff by prior arrangement. Standard ticket for adults aged 18 to 64.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
Great for kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 5 |
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- Family tours & workshops
Educational activities and workshops for schools are planned.
Getting there & parking
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Amenities & 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 | The museum offers guided visits, educational workshops, lectures, courses, excursions in the area and other activities for schools and groups; the programme will be published on the website. |
