THE MUSEUM OF THE ETRUSCAN ROMAN

Fall 2023

Programmes - Cultural centre, Art galleries, Public plazas, Conference centre, Studios, Grand stiarcase and ramp.

The Museum of Etruscan and Roman Culture and Artifacts is located in Volterra, Italy. Volterra started as the Etruscan seat of the three 3000, year old culture. Volterra, as an Etruscan City, became a Roman City and then a walled Medieval City atop a high plateau, 1500 ft above the Tuscany valley. The Roman Theatre and Baths are the only current visible signs of the old Roman City. The Museum displays the art, culture and history of the Etruscan region and its mosaic of peoples, its conquest by Roman culture, as well as provide space for the research of the cultures. It respects the context to its max by creating a horizantal and a vertical axis through the site and using simplicity to make it elegantly stand out.

Bird’s eye view of the entire museum. It sits on the site contours merging with the landscape and respecting the context. It’s a journey to reach the acropolis and respects the culture and the heritage of the site.