Luni, demolished the old 1960s museum: the Capitolium finally free

In Luni , demolition work has ended on the old 1960s museum that had been built right over the Capitolium area of the ancient Roman town. The building, inaugurated in 1964, had since then housed the artifacts of the National Archaeological Museum of Luni, which will now be entirely moved to the new museum, located in the Casale Gropallo, a renovated old rural farmhouse on the outskirts of the town, and opened a few years ago with some of the artifacts.

Now, therefore, the area occupied by the remains of the Capitoline Temple dating back to the 2nd century B.C. and dedicated to the Capitoline triad Jupiter, Juno and Minerva is finally free. For this spring, therefore, visitors to Luni have the chance to see, for the first time in more than 60 years, the Capitolium area finally cleared.

“A new image today catapults us into the future of our archaeological area, which starts right here,” reads a note from the museum. “The Capitolium area shines again, set in the beautiful setting of the Apuan Alps. The artifacts that were kept at the rooms of the old museum are temporarily stored in our storage rooms and will soon be rehoused in the new museum, the Casale Gropallo.”

Luni, demolished the old 1960s museum: the Capitolium finally free

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