Accademia Etrusca

Name: Accademia Etrusca
Address: Piazza Luca Signorelli, 9, 52044 Cortona AR, Italy, Cortona, 52044, Italia

4.5/5 ★ based on 8 reviews

Contact Accademia Etrusca

Address :

Piazza Luca Signorelli, 9, 52044 Cortona AR, Italy

Phone :

📞 +977

Postal code :

52044

Website :

http://www.cortonamaec.org/

Opening hours :

Sunday	10AM–7PM
Monday	10AM–7PM
Tuesday	10AM–7PM
Wednesday	10AM–7PM
Thursday	10AM–7PM
Friday	10AM–7PM
Saturday	10AM–7PM

Categories :

Museum , Tourist attraction ,

City :

Cortona

Best Museum in Italia

F	Floflo Eriksson on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Very enteresting museum to know more about Cortona...you must have enough time to see their huge displays and collections about Etruscans,their Egyptian collections and more...
A	Allen Parsons on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Almost a relic itself, this stately little museum holds extraordinary Etruscan treasures. The old-school layout heightens the sense of entering a museum from a 1940s movie, but it provides a thorough -- if slightly kind scattershot -- introduction to a wide array of artifacts from Etruscan world. That it is reasonably priced and uncrowded are also a plus.
V	V. Augusto Valentini on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Definitely worth the visit and it takes a couple of hours. It's pricey, too much considering everything. The museum seems a bit abandoned, the ppl doesn't helps you at all, they didn't even say that there are more levels we had to ask to know where the Egyptian collection was hopefully we knew about that. There is a lot of stuff to see average explaination and nice setup but not even one of the many projector along the museum was working; the path is a bit weird due is not a loop and you need to actually go back the same way to exit. I would give 3 stars for the poor conditions but ZERO stars for how the mummies are exposed. So my rating is two, the mummies are not preserved just stored, I don't pretend an anoxic case but at least a micro environment box and is the 1st museum in the world without even one. Especially with 10£ tickets. The mummies exposed in those leaking 19th century glass-wooden stuff in august at 35° and 40% humidity are sad to see. Hope you will improve.
I	Isabel Albelda Ros on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The MAEC is a must-see! For starters, it is a crying shame that Cortona is not higher on more need-to-visit lists of Tuscany - this is an absolutely beautiful mountain-side town, with incredible food and spectacular views over the Chiana valley! But it also has a rich history dating back to pre-Roman Etruscan times, and this is where the MAEC comes in. Located right in the centre of town - a stone's throw away from the Town Hall - this museum is a truly wonderful journey through the settlement of the area before Italy was completely overrun by the Romans, and you really can't miss it. They have so many fascinating pieces (most of them local finds!) and amazing exhibits showcasing everything we know about the architecture, religion, culture and lifestyle of the Etruscans. Also worth noting are the archaeological digs - still ongoing! - attached to the museum. They are a short drive out of town and down the hill, but there you can find two original Etruscan family burial mounds, and even go inside one! There isn't much signage, but the atmosphere really grips you.
f	federico iannaccone on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Very interesting place to visit under the palace and then you see the wall of the old town.
K	Kieran Wood (Descent) on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Lots of Interresting things to see inside cheap price if there is more than 4 of you at €7, we'll worth a visit if you are in cortona
N	Natasha Dawson on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Really quiet inside. We were the only ones in there Until the last ten mins when family entered. A little confusing in layout but for the most part there are English translations. Very informative of cortona and surrounding areas history. Quite chilly inside though.
D	DAVID SNYDER on Google ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Well organized museum and they reduced the cost of admission while certain rooms are under renovation- not always the case in most Italian museums.