Pau, Obsidian Museum

Located at the entrance to the town, for those who come from Ales, it was founded in 1999 as an artistic museum that values obsidian, a glassy rock that in Sardinia is found exclusively on Monte Arci.
The artistic works of Karmine Piras, the first and most appreciated sculptor of obsidian, and others created by the Atzori brothers from Oristano, are on display.
The archaeological section is being set up, with the exhibition of the finds from the excavations started in the territory of Pau. and the section for the permanent exhibition of minerals.
The visit to the museum is completed by the historical naturalistic itinerary, which leads to the summit of Monte Arci, along which there is the oldest obsidian deposit in the entire Mediterranean, particularly suggestive of the numerous scales found along the path. General Alberto della Marmora, who visited these places in the nineteenth century, was particularly impressed by them, so much so that he wrote in his “Itinerary” that he had not seen such a quantity of black and shiny stone anywhere else.
Distributed in the urban area, there are some works carved on obsidian rock, of such a size that they can be counted in the Guinness Book of Records.

Why it's important to visit it
The museum is unique in its kind in the Mediterranean basin.

Tag

Structure category: museum, gallery and/or collection

Content type: Archaeology

Usability: Open

Province: Oristano

Common: Pau

Macro Territorial Area: Central Sardinia

POSTAL CODE: 09090

Address: via san Giorgio, 8

Telephone: +39 0783 934011

E-mail: info@museossidiana.it

Website: www.museossidiana.it

Facebook: www.facebook.com/MuseoDellOssidiana

October - March

Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday - Sunday

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday - Sunday

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

April - September

Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday - Sunday

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday - Sunday

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Special openings: For groups over 20 people, visits can also be made on Monday and Tuesday, upon reservation.

Information on tickets and access: For any sudden changes in the cost of tickets, or to check additional offers and packages, including excursions to the Obsidian Park, visit the link: www.museossidiana.it/www/Museo/biglietti.html

Access mode: For a fee

Tickets :

Integer : 4 €, grownups, without guided tour .

Reduced : 3 €, students of all levels and disabled people, visitors from Barumini, Tharros or the Masullas Geomuseum with tickets to one of these places of culture, without guided tour .

Integer : 6 €, grownups, with guided tour .

Reduced : 5 €, students of all levels, with guided tour .

Integer : 5 €, adults and groups of more than 10 people, with excursion to the Obsidian Park .

Cumulative integer : 15 €, grownups, Entrance plus guide and excursion to the Obsidian Park for groups over 6 people .

Reduced cumulative : 10 €, students of all levels, groups of more than 6 people, Entrance plus guide and excursion to the Obsidian Park .

Freeware : 0 €, minors up to 6 years old, residents, school classmates, disabled people and carers, .

Services information: Morning: free visit. Evening: guided tours at 3.15 pm and 4.30 pm. “Your 4-legged friends are welcome!”.

Other services: Every day, and on the weekend, for groups and by appointment, it is possible to visit the Sa Scaba Crobina trail and carry out one of our workshops in the Obsidian Park.

Update

28/9/2023 - 14:39

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