Museo Nazionale Etrusco di
Villa Giulia
(national Etruscan museum in
villa giulia )
This museum is housed in the splendid
Renaissance villa of Pope Julius Ill, which was
built between 1550 and 1555, it is located in two
courtyards which are separated by a nymphaeum.
It is
a classic suburban villa whose construction
involved the participation of renowned architects
like Giorgio Vasari, Jacopo Barozzi da
Vignola and Bartolomeo Ammannati.
It
was appointed as a museum site in 1889, today
it is one of the most representative museums of
Etruscan art.
It
houses finds in particular from southern Etruria,
that is from the territory of northern Lazio,
between the Tiber and the Tyrrhenian Sea,
a place which is extremely rich in evidence of
different eras and various civilizations (Etruscan,
Greek, Phoenician, Faliscan),
since it was a natural intersection, a crossroads of
traffic along the main routes of communication of
the central Mediterranean.
The finds are exhibited according in a
topographical manner, beginning with the areas
of Vulci, Bisenzio, Veii, and
Cerveteri.
Some
of the most well-known works are the bronzes from
Vulci, the terracotta decoration from the
Sanctuary The Barberini, Pesciotti
and Castellani collections are quite
important, they include several extremely important
jewels for the study of Etruscan jewellery,
which date mainly from between VII century
BC and the medieval era, as well as
reproductions ordered by the same Castellani
on ancient models.
The Faliscan-Capenate section, which houses
material from towns in the middle valley of the
Tiber such as Corchiano, Vignanello,
Nepi, Narce and in particular
Falerii Veteres (Civita Castellana) with
terracotta sculptures from the ornaments of
the sanctuaries in the area, is particularly
interesting.
Then
follow materials from towns in Latium Vetus,
among which we can find the oriental style
accessories found in the princely tombs of
Barberini and Bernardini of Palestrina;
the famous gold foils of texts from Pyrgi,
written in the Etruscan and Phoenician
languages (V century BC), are also featured
in this section as well as the terracotta
polychrome sculptures that line the wooden
structure of the two temples of the
sanctuary of Leucotea Ilizia.
The Museum offers numerous itineraries that make
it possible to also admire the underground rooms of
the Villa like the nymphaeum, the
remains of the Aqua Virgo aqueduct (Augustan
age), and the "neviera" of Pope Julius
Ill. (it)
Information and Addresses
Address Piazza le di Villa Giulia, 9
Visiting Hours Every day from 8-30 a m
For
Tours information
– private guided tours – special entrances, no waiting in
line - VIP services
www.tourinrome.com
www.vaticanmuseuminformation.com
www.vaticanmuseumticket.com
