Civic museum of Alatri Museum

The Civic Museum of Alatri is the town museum for Alatri in Lazio, presenting archaeological finds from the ancient city and surrounding territory. The museum’s displays interpret local prehistory, Italic and Roman occupation and the development of the site.

Exhibits typically include pottery, funerary material, inscriptions and finds recovered from excavations around the town and its famous megalithic acropolis. The museum is commonly visited together with the nearby Cyclopean walls and the acropolis complex.

Collections were formed from local archaeological work and donations, documenting Alatris continuous settlement from prehistoric times through the Roman period. The museum provides context for the towns distinctive stone architecture and epigraphic record.

Located in the historic centre of Alatri, the museum sits within walking distance of the acropolis and the towns medieval streets; Rome is about 70 kilometers to the west by road.

• Connects with Cyclopean walls: The town of Alatri is noted for its well-preserved megalithic city walls; the civic museum complements visits to the acropolis and archaeological remains.

Alatri is in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, about 70-90 minutes by car from Rome depending on traffic. Regional trains and buses serve larger nearby towns; from the station a local bus or short taxi ride reaches the historic center where the museum is located.

• Check opening times before arriving-municipal museums sometimes close midweek or for local holidays.
• Look for the town's Roman remains outside the museum: walls and gates that the museum's objects originally came from.
• Ask for access to the epigraphic displays; inscriptions reveal local civic names and familial ties.