Lunamatrona, Giovanni Pusceddu Territory Naturalistic Museum

The “Giovanni Pusceddu” Naturalistic Territory Museum, the most important nature museum in Sardinia, is located on the basaltic plateau of Sa Corona Arrùbia (The Red Crown), which extends from the Lunamatrona countryside to those of Collinas. The museum is divided into three large permanent sections: faunistic, botany and anthropogenic.
In the wildlife section there is the largest and most complete collection of dioramas in Sardinia, divided into eight life-size three-dimensional reconstructions, with flora and fauna, which faithfully reproduce the natural environments of the territory: the jars with their “paulis”, the oak woods, the riparian environments and the arid pasture.
The botanical section is in turn divided into three subsections: mycoteca, xylotheca and herbarium.
Here many secrets of the plant kingdom are revealed in the educational section with the help of simple models, cross sections, sections and illustrative panels. In the exhibition room there is a space dedicated to medicinal plants with particular regard to the species that abound in the surrounding territory.
The anthropic section is divided into two sections: archaeological and anthropological.
The first opens with the life-size reconstruction of a prenuragic house followed by a series of scale reproductions of the main finds in the area: the Nuraghe Genna Maria, the Domus de Janas of “Scab'e Arriu”, “Padru Jossu” and “Bingia 'e Monti”; the Tomb of the Giants “Sa Domu 'e S' Orcu” and the well temple of Sant'Anastasia.
The second part is dedicated to the anthropization of the territory in the first half of the twentieth century. Through the tools of rural civilization, such as the wooden plow and the most recent iron plow, hoes, scythes and work clothes, it offers an insight into peasant life in Marmilla in the last century.
Inside the Museum there are other collections such as: Doctor Barsanti's physics cabinet, traditional toys, Art Collection; while temporary scientific exhibitions are periodically set up in the rooms concerning history, archeology, art and natural sciences.
There is also the library of the Scolopi Fathers and a conference room.

Why is it important to visit it
The visit allows you to discover and learn about the flora and fauna present in Marmilla and Sardinia, the natural sciences, the archeology of the territory and material culture.
The temporary exhibitions also allow us to explore multiple aspects related to major issues of scientific dissemination.

Tag

Structure category: museum, gallery and/or collection

Content type: Science and/or technology

Usability: Open

Province: South Sardinia

Common: Lunamatrona

Macro Territorial Area: South Sardinia

POSTAL CODE: 09022

Address: Località Spinarba s.n.c, Strada Collinas

Telephone: +39 070 9341009 +39 070 9300242

E-mail: museoterritoriale@gmail.com consorzio.sacorona@tiscali.it

Website: museosacoronarrubia.it/#il-museo www.sacoronarrubia.it

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January - December

Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday - Sunday

9:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Information on tickets and access: For more information on the collections and the layout of the rooms, we recommend that you visit the museum's official web page.

Access mode: For a fee

Tickets :

Integer : 6 €, grownups, .

Reduced : 4 €, children from 6 to 12 years old, adults over 65 years old, groups of at least 20 people, .

Reduced : 15 €, family unit consisting of two parents and two children, or one parent and three children, .

Freeware : 0 €, minors up to 6 years old, disabled with their companion, .

Services information: Guided tours are free of charge, subject to mandatory reservations at the museum ticket office, every day at the following times: 09:30-10:30 - 11:30-12:30 and from 15:00-16:00 - 17:00-18:00.

Other services: In addition, conferences on major scientific and cultural topics and book presentations are held at the museum's conference room.

Update

17/3/2025 - 12:06

Services

Teaching room