Museo Archeologico Nazionale della Valle Camonica

The National Archaeological Museum of Valle Camonica at Cividate Camuno brings together finds from the Roman town and its surrounding territory. Sculptures, inscriptions, mosaics and everyday objects reveal the valley's transformation within the Roman world.

Why it matters

The collections connect local communities with the wider Romanisation of the Alps. Evidence from houses, sanctuaries, baths and cemeteries shows different aspects of public and private life.

What to notice

The statue of Minerva from the sanctuary at Spinera near Breno is a Roman marble copy of a fifth-century-BC model. Bath mosaics and supports from heated floors explain Roman building techniques. A door made from three larch planks survives from an ancient house at Pescarzo. Painted fragments with aquatic birds probably decorated a room overlooking a garden.

Context and history

Civitas Camunnorum developed beside the Oglio in the late first century BC. The museum opened in 1981 and expanded its displays in 2010–2011. A new location inaugurated in June 2021 provided a revised arrangement in eight thematic sections.