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The National Etruscan Museum in Rome (https://www.museoetru.it/ https://www.museoetru.it/) holds one of the largest collections of Etruscan art. Do not miss if
by koevet 5y ago
The National Etruscan Museum in Rome (https://www.museoetru.it/ https://www.museoetru.it/) holds one of the largest collections of Etruscan art. Do not miss if you happen to be in Rome.
- _1tan 5y agoSeconded - affordable and not crowded as well!
- notorandit 5y agoI think you would need a whole year of museum visiting just to have a glimpse of all pre-Roman civilizations in Italy. The Museo Sannitico in Campobasso (https://www.musei.molise.beniculturali.it/musei?mid=208&nome=museo-sannitico https://www.musei.molise.beniculturali.it/musei?mid=208&nome...) is one among them. Everyone forgets about the Samnites, who required Rome to fight 70 years before getting rid of them!
- spockz 5y agoIn high school we did a two week tour of Italy. I can really recommend it to everyone. My uncle has taken my nieces for holidays all over Italy for 16 years to show all the nice places and art.
- convFixb 5y agoThirded - Like many of the less-touristy museums in Rome, it's a museum for grown-ups. I think the average HN'er would appreciate it :)
- 0xbadcafebee 5y agoFourthed - it's also a gorgeous museum, in that it's covered with beautiful Etruscan frescoes, and the grounds feel more ancient and down to earth without pandering. And it's pretty hard to find Etruscan artifacts, so it's a one-stop-shop.
- mapster 5y agoSeems there are collections all thru Italy. I’ve been to two museums with impressive Etruscan collections just in Le Marche alone (Ancona, Sasso Feratto)
- jaclaz 5y agoYou mean, I believe, Sassoferrato (which was actually Sentinum in roman times). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sassoferrato https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sassoferrato I think that all was found there comes not from Etruscan settlements, but rather from the battlefield: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sentinum https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sentinum or from the umbri and sanniti, or from the later romans, etruscans were reknown and appreciated for their art, particularly ceramics, even in those times. Etruscans cities were in central western Italy, mainly Tuscany, and Lazio with extensions to the north (Emilia Romagna and Veneto) and to the south (Campania): https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etruschi#/media/File:Etruscan_civilization_italian_map.png https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etruschi#/media/File:Etruscan_... Disclaimer: the founder of the museum of Sassoferrato: https://www.sassoferratoturismo.it/museo-civico-archeologico/ https://www.sassoferratoturismo.it/museo-civico-archeologico... was my grandfather, and all I know about the matter comes from family stories.
- mapster 5y agoYes, sorry, Sassoferrato. Thanks for the clarification. The museum and town are a great way to spend an afternoon. You must really have some good stories.
- jaclaz 5y agoYou are welcome of course, only FYI those museums you cite are only very small ones, compared with the "main" ones, if you happen to be back to Italy, and you like the Etruscan art, you should visit the Etru in Rome (I believe it is the largest one) and the Guarnacci in Volterra: https://www.museoetru.it/discover-the-museum https://www.museoetru.it/discover-the-museum https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo_etrusco_Guarnacci https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museo_etrusco_Guarnacci