The Tower of Julia de Jacopo in Acquapendente: medieval pottery in a historic residence
Torre Julia de Jacopo, located in the historical center of Acquapendente, is the oldest of the three venues making up the City Museum. Established as a museum space in he year 2000, this medieval manor houses the most significant local collections of ceramics on two exhibition levels.
The collection
The artefacts on display were discovered during an excavation campaign authorised by the Archaeological Heritage Superintendency in 1995. The dig conducted by volunteers from the Archeoclub d'Italia in the premises of the Convent of Sant'Agostino.