NATIONAL ETRUSCAN MUSEUM OF VITERBO ROCCA ALBORNOZ
The Albornoz Fortress, where the National Etruscan Museum is located, was built in 1354 by order of Gil Alvarez Carrillo de Albornoz, advisor to Alfonso XI of Castile and Archbishop of Toledo (1338), who was elevated to the cardinalate in 1350 by Clement VI.
Almost two centuries later, Pope Julius II della Rovere commissioned Bramante to build the courtyard and central fountain. Later, during the pontificate of Paul III Farnese, there was another important intervention with the opening of a long loggia facing the square, surmounted by a commemorative epigraph.
The collection houses artifacts dating from the 7th-6th centuries B.C. from two important Etruscan settlements-Saint Juvenal and Acquarossa. Excavations at these sites have uncovered finds of complete Etruscan dwellings with their decorations, often inlaid or painted.
The exhibition also includes artifacts from Ferento and Musarna and the rock necropolises of Barbarano, Blera, Norchia and Castel d’Asso. Finally, in a dedicated room, the museum displays the trousseau from the Tomb of the Biga in Ischia di Castro, which can be dated to the late 6th century B.C. and belonged to a high-ranking Etruscan woman.
Opening Hours.
Monday
closed
Tuesday
08:30 - 19:30
Wednesday
08:30 - 19:30
Thursday
08:30 - 19:30
Saturday
08:30 - 19:30
Sunday
08:30 - 19:30
Prices
Normal
6€
18-25 years old and teachers
3 €
0-18 Years
Free
65+ years old
Free
