Civico Museo Archeologico Iulium Carnicum

The Iulium Carnicum Civic Archaeological Museum in Zuglio presents finds from the Roman city and its Alpine territory.

Why it matters

The museum interprets Iulium Carnicum, the northernmost Roman urban foundation in Italy, and the transition from Alpine tribal communities to a Roman municipium.

What to notice

The three-floor museum includes material from the Roman forum, baths and private buildings, as well as objects tracing settlement from Roman times through the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The exhibition La Forza dell'Arte includes five wooden sculptures by Domenico da Tolmezzo, recovered after thefts in 1970 and 1981 and traced by Carabinieri investigators in 2016.

Context and history

Excavation of the Roman forum began in the early nineteenth century and continued through later archaeological campaigns. The civic museum opened in 1995 in Palazzo Tommasi Leschiutta and is part of the CarniaMusei network.