Due to its ancient origins, Massa Marittima is a place where history, art and culture mix together, offering an incredible variety of possibilities for the people who visit the area.
The Museum Network of Massa Marittima was born to protect these origins and at the same time to let everyone discover and enjoy its beauties.
The museums you will be able to visit are:
- the Archeological Museum
- San Pietro all’orto Museum Complex (Museum of Sacral Art)
- the Mining Museum
- the Chandelier Tower
- the Old Carpenter’s Shop
OPENING HOURS: These museums are open from Tuesday to Sunday 11h-13h / 15h-18h (Monday closed). The old carpenter’s workshop is open also during lunchtime.
From November to March they are open Saturday and Sunday 10h-13h / 15h-17h (l’ultima visita guidata al Museo della Miniera è alle 16:)
and two private museums:
- Marine World Aquarium OPENING HOURS: every day 10h-19h (from 1° June to 10° October)
- From 11° October to 31 May : Tuesday to Sunday 10h-13h / 15h-18h
- the Museum of Ancient Mechanical Organs OPENING HOURS: from Wednesday to Sunday 10:30-13h / 15:30-19h
Museums closed for restauration works:
- the Museum of Mining Art and History
- the Old Olive Mill
13 November 2016
The building used to be the Convent of San Pietro all’Orto, in Cittanuova, next to Sant’Agostino Church. The museum hosts pieces of art such as sculptures, […]
12 October 2016
This imposing tower and its sienese Fortress stand in the upper part of the medieval city centre, called Cittanuova. The tower was built in 1228 by […]
17 October 2016
It is only 5 minutes away from the city centre. It was originally a travertine cave and then converted into a museum once the mining activity […]
12 November 2016
It is inside the medieval Lord’s Residence, in Piazza Garibaldi. The museum is organized in two main sections. The prehistorical one on the ground floor shows […]
13 November 2016
The museum was born in 1984 and it is complementary with the Mining Museum: it deepens some aspects of the mining activity concerning the area around […]
15 October 2016
“I have visited many muséums in my life, but none is like this one ! Many unique antique organs are displayed in the museum such as […]
15 October 2016
It is both a centre of marine environmental education and the headquarter of the Shark Studies Centre, that undertakes research studies in South Africa and in […]
13 November 2016
It is in a small lane in the city centre that connects Piazza Garibaldi to the medieval neighborhood of Borgo. It reproduces a traditional carpenter studio, […]