Aufidenate Civic Museum

The collection includes: • Antonio De Nino Room: Prehistory and Protohistory Section - Displays a collection of fossils and archaeological evidence ranging from the Paleolithic to the Samnite period; • Vincenzo Balzano Room: Italic-Roman Section - Exhibits stone materials, handles with Rhodian and Oscan stamps, funerary steles, and findings from excavations and surveys, including the museum's symbol: the Aufidenate Bull; • Ezio Mattiocco Room: Manufacturing Section - This section houses ceramics found at Civita and Porta Caprara, representing the city's production from the 15th to the 19th century; • Rolando Giampaolo Room: Second World War Section - A permanent exhibition dedicated to the German defensive line "Gustav," used as a territorial divider; • Sacred Art Room: Ancient and Religious Art Section - Displays late Renaissance, Baroque, 18th-century, and modern works; • Cosimo Savastano Room: Contemporary Painting - This section showcases modern canvases created by international artists during the 1980s and 1990s; • Multipurpose Room: Cultural Events Section - This room, located within the former Convent Church premises, hosts numerous exhibitions and dedicated events; • Botanical Garden: Naturalistic Section - An external space, used in the 19th century for the experimentation of foreign plantings, featuring a path leading to the "monks' table," a roughly hewn limestone block probably dedicated to prayer or meditation.