TERRITORIAL MUSEUM

MUSEUMS OF RICCIONE

The Territorial Museum

In the noteworthy Territorial Museum of Riccione, today housed in the Weighing Cultural Center, are exhibited, besides numerous fossils, minerals, and archaeological finds, interesting environmental reconstructions. The Museum is divided into six sections:

1) Origin and Evolution of Life: in this section the origin and the evolution of life on earth are described through evocative environmental reconstructions illustrating the various geologic eras and the evolution of mankind from the Australopithecus africanus to the Homo sapiens sapiens.  It is also possible to admire numerous fossils coming from many foreign countries.

2) Geologic Evolution of The Territory: in this section the territory geologic evolution is illustrated by a relief model and some rocks, fossils and minerals coming from the most important geologic formations of the Conca valley and the surrounding territory.

3) The Quaternary Period in the Conca Valley: the section concerning the Quaternary period, that is to say, the period during which mankind appeared on earth, opens with a reconstruction of the Conca valley basin during the last but one Riss glaciation, and a noteworthy prehistoric bison. It is also worth seeing the skeletons of rhinoceroses, elephants, and bears which lived about 200 thousand years ago together with prehistoric men, who manufactured some Palaeolithic scrapers, arrow points, and splinters in exhibition.

4) The Neolithic and Copper Ages: in the interesting section dedicated to the Neolithic and Copper ages it is possible to admire  handworks carved in obsidian, flintstone and bone, personal adornments, vases and ritual objects found in the first permanent settlements of the surrounding territory.

5) The Bronze and Iron Ages: in the section dedicated to the Bronze and Iron ages it is possible to admire noteworthy archaeological finds, as bronze daggers and fibulae, and finely decorated pottery, found in prehistoric villages scattered in the surrounding territory. Numerous Celtic and Greek archaeological finds are also exhibited in this section.  

5) The Roman Age: in the sixth and last section concerning the Roman conquest and colonisation of the territory of Riccione, are exhibited numerous archaeological finds, among which are deserving of the highest attention some noteworthy inscriptions and several very beautiful funerary paraphernalia.

from 21-06 to 31-08: from Tuesday to Saturday 9.00-12.00; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 9.00-12.00; 21.00-23.00

Weekly closing:

Congress Hall:

from 01-09 to 20-06: from Tuesday and Saturday 9.00-12.00; Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 9.00-12.00 / 15.00-18.00;

Holiday opening times:

Entry fee: free entry

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Adress: Via Lazio, 10 - Riccione - Rimini

Telephone: +39 0541.600113

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Like arriving:

Flight: Airport of Rimini, > Bus n.9 > Bus stop Station FS of Rimini > Bus n.11

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