The National Archaeological Museum of Chiusi, founded in 1871, was only
transferred to the Neoclassical building which contains it today in 1902.
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It was doubled in size in 1932 to contain the material from the Paolozzi and Mieli
Servadio Collections, then it was damaged during the Second World War and
nationalized in 1963. The most recent arrangement of the Museum was carried out
in 1992 and has been divided into three sections. The first section is
dedicated to the history of archaeological research in Chiusi in the past, the
creation of the Museum itself and documentation on the activity of falsification
of finds, which flourished in the 19th century. The central section concentrates
on the development of local artistic craft activities: the Canopic boxes
(anthropomorphic burial urns produced in large numbers by the inhabitants of
Chiusi), funerary sculpture, bucchero vases and architectural terracottas are of
particular interest.
Cinerary urn VII c. b.C.
The third and topographical section contains the finds from
the more recent excavations with reconstructions of the articulated phenomenon of
the urbanization of Chiusi, the development of the urban necropolis and the way
the countryside around Chiusi was populated. A laboratory for restoration is
attached to the Museum.
National Archaeological Museum via Porsenna 53043 CHIUSI ( Siena )
tel./fax: 0578/20177 Opening hours: Monday-Saturday 9a.m.-2p.m. Sundays
and holidays 9a.m.-1p.m.
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