- Free 1st Sunday
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
At a glance
- Type
- Museum
- Period
- Modern era, 1955
- Protection
- Italian national heritage
- Coordinates
- 42°25′04″ N, 12°06′38″ E
- Address
- Piazza Francesco Crispi, 2, 01100
History and description
Museo Civico di Viterbo (Italian for Civic Museum of Viterbo) is an archeologic and art museum located on Piazza Francesco Crispi #13 in Viterbo, region of Lazio, Italy. The museum is housed in the former 12th-century convent adjacent to the church of Santa Maria della Verità in the center of town.
History
The museum was founded in 1955, and since 2011 has been dedicated to Luigi Rossi Danielli, an architect from Viterbo. Around the cloister are a series of Etruscan sarcophagi from 4th to 3rd century BCE coming from tombs in Musarna, Cipollaretta, Norchia and Castel d’Asso. In the museum are also terracotta sarcophagi from the Etruscan town of Surina and the ancient Sarcophagus of Bella Galiana. There is also an archeologic collection from Musarna, Ferento, and San Giuliano, and donated in 1912 to his native city by Luigi Rossi Danielli.
The first floor houses the Pinacoteca or Art Gallery, established in the nineteenth century. It contains the artworks expropriated to the Church as a result of the law applied between 1870 and 1874.
Text from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Full article: «Museo civico».
Timeline
- 1955Founded and opened
Events and people from Wikidata (CC0).
Photos
Getting there
Viterbo Porta RomanaTrain, nearest
600 m as the crow flies
Museo civicoPiazza Francesco Crispi, 2, 01100
Distances are as the crow flies, not walking or driving.
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Frequently asked questions
Where is Museo civico?
Museo civico is in Viterbo, in the province of Viterbo (Lazio), Italy. Address: Piazza Francesco Crispi, 2, 01100. GPS coordinates: 42.41767, 12.11059.
What are the opening hours of Museo civico?
According to OpenStreetMap the opening hours are: Every day: 9:00–19:00. Always check the official website before your visit.
How old is Museo civico?
Wikidata dates it to 1955.
What else is there to see near Museo civico?
Nearby you’ll find: Teatro Unione (400 m away), Palazzo dei Priori (500 m away), Museo del sodalizio dei facchini di santa Rosa (600 m away).
Sources and licences
Text. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Data. Wikidata (CC0); opening hours and contacts OpenStreetMap (ODbL).
Photos. Wikimedia Commons, author and licence on every image.
Credits for the 2 photos
- Viterbo, museo civico, sala all'ultimo piano — Sailko, CC BY 3.0
- Viterboo (6) — Cruz.croce, CC0
Updated 28 October 2026. All sources and licences