Piana delle Orme Historical Museum, Latina
Historical Museum “Piana delle Orme” is a theme park, located on the farm of the same name, in the province of Latina. Museum exhibits highlight the history of 20th century and offer a glimpse of local inhabitants’ traditions and culture.
Museum’s collections
The museum arose from the private collection of Mariano De Pasquale, and it still keeps enriching with newest pieces. It houses about 50000 objects – these include toys, household items as well as World War II vehicles and agricultural machinery, for instance, tractors that were once used for recultivation.
Since museum collection is divided into several themed exhibitions, in “Piana delle Orme” there are two guided tours which have differently plotted routes:
- The first tour focuses on the province history and the development of Italian agricultural industry in general.
- The second one introduces visitors to various military equipment during the World War II. Last time the collection was updated with vehicle M4 Sherman – its counterparts are still used by U. S. forces. In 1943 during military actions, the vessel with M4 Sherman on board was sunk, but after long and costly reconstruction works the tank joined museum’s collection.
Filmmakers use the exhibits, including tanks and other military machines, for their war movies.
How to get
The Museum “Piana delle Orme” is located in the province of Latina; you can get here by public transport that goes from Rome or Naples and heads towards Latina city.
The most convenient way to get there is by car: follow the Roman road that leads to Terracina, then take highway SS7 and keep driving 10 kilometers north until you reach highway SS156, where you are supposed to take the turn to Latina. Go left where the road divides once again. In 1 kilometer you will see a road sign set on crossroad that will direct you to the museum.
Ticket office opening hours:
- During summertime – from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Sunday – from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.)
- During wintertime – from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
