Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Frosinone – Palazzo Munari
Housed in the elegant 19th-century Palazzo Munari in the upper town, this compact but carefully curated archaeological museum traces the history of the Ciociaria territory from the Volsci and Samnite peoples through the Roman conquest and into late antiquity. It is one of the few places where you can stand face-to-face with the material culture of the ancient Hernici tribe, who controlled this val
The Collections
The ground floor displays votive terracottas, bronze fibulae and painted ceramics recovered from sanctuaries scattered across the Frosinone hills — objects that reveal a sophisticated pre-Roman religious life. Particularly striking is a series of anatomical votive offerings (hands, feet, uteri) from a healing sanctuary, a practice common across Italic Italy but rarely displayed so accessibly.
Upstairs, Roman-era finds from ancient Frusino — the Roman city on whose bones modern Frosinone stands — include inscribed milestones, mosaic fragments and funerary reliefs. A bilingual label system (Italian and English) makes the museum navigable for international visitors.
Visiting Practically
The museum is small enough to absorb in 90 minutes without fatigue, making it an ideal pairing with a walk through Frosinone Alta immediately afterwards. The palazzo itself is worth a look: its neoclassical façade and internal courtyard are among the most distinguished pieces of 19th-century civic architecture in the province.
Photography without flash is permitted throughout, and the natural light flooding through tall windows makes the terracotta displays particularly photogenic.
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