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"Mario Antonacci" Civic Museum in Albano Laziale: from the Paleolithic to Piranesi in Villa Ferraioli
The "Mario Antonacci" Civic Museum of Albano Laziale, located in the park of Villa Ferraioli, is housed in a Neoclassical building. The façade features a pronaos with four columns and a pediment depicting Ceres Teaching Agriculture to Triptolemus. The interior decorations, executed in a Classical-Renaissance style, are the work of Giovan Battista Caretti. The 23 exhibition rooms span thousands of years of history, covering everything from Paleolithic fauna to the Middle Ages.
Key highlights of the collection
Significant artefacts on display include: findings from the Alban Period (11th–9th century BC), the golden age of Latium Culture; a 5th-century BC polychrome head of a Latin warrior; and a temple high-relief depicting a Dance of Maenads and Satyrs. The Imperial Roman period is well documented through discoveries from local villas, ranging from the marble head of Tiberius Gemellus found at Cavallacci villa, to artefacts belonging to Pompey the Great, and the head of Faustina the Elder from Cancelliera.
The antique prints and drawings collection
Completing the itinerary is the collection of antique graphics and prints spanning from the 17th to the 20th century, which features a remarkably large number of works by Giovan Battista Piranesi.
