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Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia (ETRU)

Museum · Pinciano, Italy

The state museum of Etruscan and Faliscan antiquities from Lazio, southern Etruria and Umbria, in Julius III's suburban villa. Its own site gives Piazzale di Villa Giulia 9, opening Tuesday to Sunday 08.30 to 19.30 with the rooms closing at 19.00 and last entry at 18.30, and tickets at 13.00 euro full and 2.00 euro reduced, with free entry on the first Sunday of the month. The named holdings include the Sarcofago degli Sposi, a terracotta funerary monument showing a near life-size couple reclining at a banquet; the Lamine di Pyrgi; the Apollo di Veio; the remains and reconstruction of the Etruscan temple of Alatri; the Pyrgi high relief with the Seven against Thebes; the Barberini, Castellani and Pesciotti collections; the Cista Ficoroni; and the Olpe Chigi. The villa and the museum share an address, an operator and a door, and are one place.

History

The villa was built as Julius III's suburban residence between 1551 and 1553 to designs by Vignola, Giorgio Vasari and Bartolomeo Ammannati. The museum was founded in 1889 by Felice Barnabei. It has held special autonomy since 2016, recorded 80,266 visitors in 2023, and has been directed by Luana Toniolo since 16 May 2024. In 2012 it opened rooms in the neighbouring Villa Poniatowski. It is the venue of the Premio Strega final.

Visit

Piazzale di Villa Giulia 9, 00196 Roma RM

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