St. Casciano bronzes go on display for the first time: appointment at Quirinale

For the first time, the San Casciano bronzes, theexceptional group of votive statuettes found in November 2022 at San Casciano dei Bagni in Tuscany at the site of the “Bagno Grande,” are being shown to the public. Indeed, it opens from June 23 to July 25, and then again from September 2 to October 29, 2023, at the Palazzo del Quirinale in Rome, the exhibition Gli dèi ritornano. The Bronzes of San Casciano, which is already bookable from the Quirinal Palace website.

The exhibition is intended to be a journey within the landscape of the hot waters of the Chiusi area. Indeed, the exceptional tradition of bronze productions from this area of inner Etruria is presented as a spiral of time and space. Just as hot spring water swirls and becomes travertine, the visitor discovers how bronze offerings meet water in a multitude of sacred places of the past. It is not just a moment in history, but a chain of rites and cults. From the landscape to the sacred, from hot water to bronzes, San Casciano dei Bagni’s tale of discovery becomes a discovery of the ancient and of the possibility, thanks to the archaeological excavation of a context such as the Bagno Grande, of bringing cultural heritage alive.

The public can visit the exhibition during the above two periods onTuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The visit lasts one hour. The cost of the ticket is Euro 1.50. Visitors should arrive 15 minutes before the start of the visit with a valid ID. Reservations are required at least five days before the date of the visit. The ticket is named and bound to a date and time. In case of a delay from the scheduled time of the visit, access to the Palace will no longer be possible. The visit date and time cannot be changed and the ticket is non-refundable. Booked visits may be cancelled due to supervening institutional commitments. In this case it will be possible to make the visit on another date or to obtain a refund of the amount paid.

St. Casciano bronzes go on display for the first time: appointment at Quirinale

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