Archaeological Museums

Tuscan
Archaeological
Service

SIENA
NATIONAL ETRUSCAN
ARCAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Directed by Dr.G.C.Cianferoni

H O M E

The Archaeological Museum of Siena is situated at present in the Marcacci, Novaro and Stretta Rooms inside the Spedale of S. Maria della Scala.

Baked clay plate with gods figures VI c. b.C.

It has been arranged in two main sections: the Antiquarium section, which contains the public and private collections forming the original nucleus of the Museum, placed in the following order: the Bonci Casuccini Collection, the Bargagli Petrucci Collection, the Chigi Zondadari Collection, the Mieli Collection, the Academy of the Physiocritics Collection and the City Council Collection. All these important Sienese Archaeological collections, most of whose material comes from the districts of Siena and Chiusi, were put together between the late 19th century and the first decades of this century.

This is followed by the Topographical Section, which provides a panorama on the archeology in the "Sienese" territory and concentrates on the following cultural areas in particular: Siena - the city and the district of Siena, Murlo, the Chianti area and the upper Elsa Valley.
Several extremely important archaeological groups are exhibited here, most of them tomb furnishings discovered during the excavations carried out in the district in recent years by the Tuscan Archaeological Service.

National Etruscan Arcaeological Museum
Spedale Santa Maria della Scala,
piazza Duomo 53100 Siena
tel.: (0)577-49153
Opening hours:
Weekdays 9a.m.-2p.m. - Holidays 9a.m.-1p.m.