Museo Civico Archeologico della Civiltà Etrusca "Enrico Pellegrini"

Pitigliano's Civic Archaeological Museum of Etruscan Civilization Enrico Pellegrini presents finds from the town and the surrounding Etruscan territory in rooms inside Palazzo Orsini.

Why it matters

The museum brings together material from archaeological sites dispersed across the tuff landscape, including the necropolis of Poggio Buco and excavations within the historic town. Its conservation laboratory also makes the work of preserving archaeological objects part of the museum's subject.

What to notice

The Vaselli collection includes Etrusco-Corinthian pottery and bucchero from Poggio Buco. Other displays include material from the town, among it an Attic black-figure kylix fragment attributed to the circle of Exekias. Finds from the Le Macerie excavation document settlement evidence dating to the Final Bronze Age. The restoration laboratory is incorporated into the exhibition.

Context and history

The municipality established the museum in 1995 and named it for Enrico Pellegrini; it opened on 11 March that year. Its rooms occupy part of Palazzo Orsini, the fortress-palace associated with the counts of Pitigliano. The collection's archaeological material reflects both the surrounding necropoleis and excavations in the town, including finds from Le Macerie.