Archaeological Museum - Linea Blu
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The Archaeological Museum of Formia is located in the city centre,
on the ground floor of the Town Hall.
Established in 1968, has been expanded and housed in new premises in 1997 according to
updated museological policy and security policy. Collects mostly sculptures of
high artistic level dating mostly from the 1st century. BC and the 2nd century AD. ad,
period that corresponds to the era of greatest flowering of Roman municipium. Yes
is manly and statues erected to eminent members of honorary character, muliebri of
urban and local companies, some of which adorned the façade of an important
building of the hole, maybe the basilica; There are also depictions of deities or
mythological subjects (of all, a valuable Leda with the Swan) which decorated the
luxurious residences of otium, and finally statues and memorials related to the sphere
the burial chamber. There are also fragments of frescoes and stucco decorations which
rich environments were dwellings dating from the 1st century. BC to the first century. ad,
discovered in recent years while performing public or private jobs in Central
citizen and Gianola.
The Museum of Formia is open daily, Monday, including, from 8:30 to 19:30, and
exclusion of 1 January, 1 May and 25 December (except for ministerial projects
Special opening).
The wait for your ticket purchase at Headquarters is at most five minutes; the possible
greater waiting time is verbally communicated at the ticket office.