Particular museums

Museum of Industrial Archaeology

It displays relics of the industrial activities of the past and present, property of Avio Spa in the field of space.
 

Museum of Communications

The Communications Museum is one of the most important in the world and displays the General Cremona collection that pays tribute to this town characterized by technological industries.

Products and technology invented by Marconi are of particular interest. It can be visited by calling the municipality of Colleferro.

Leoniano Museum and Church of St. Nicholas

The Church of St. Nicholas in Carpineto Romano, dating from the thirteenth century has been greatly altered over the centuries.

The façade has two steep flights of stairs in limestone, while the interior has a Romanesque layout, consisting of robust pillars and wooden trusses.

Of the original church furnishings remain only two stone holy water fonts and some inscriptions dated XVI and XVII century.

Of interest is a statue in paper maché representing St. Francis Xavier.

Currently the church, desecrated by time, is hosting the exhibition-museum "Memorabilia of Leone" (Cimeli Leoniani) of great importance for objects and documents belonging to Leo XIII.

Among them, the sumptuous pontifical robes, some memories of the 1900 Jubilee, and personal belongings of the pope: glasses , sticks, shoes, dishes and manuscripts.

The most precious things in the pen with which he signed the encyclical Rerum Novarum in 1891

Museo Collezione Cavalli di Claudia Bettiol

Horse Museum Foundation is a private collection which iincludes over 1000 statues and objects relating to the world of the horse. They have been collected by Claudia Bettiol and her daughter Maria Vittori, the president of the Foundation, from Italy and abroad.

The collection was exhibited at the International Equestrian Competition in Villa Borghese in Rome (Piazza di Siena), at the Toy Museum of Zagarolo and the Civic Museum Mario Robazza of Rocca Priora. It participated at the important Equestrian Fair Cavalliroma in Rome.

The president of Horse Museum participated in a broadcast on RAI 2, National Italian TV Channel, and in an event in Chengdu in China. The foundation hosted Chines bloggers.

It is part of Strada del Vino Cesanese and organises degustation of Cesanese DOCG wine. Viewing by personal arrangement.

The Theatrical Costume Museum of Serrone is located in the upper part of the historical centre in premises equipped for shows.

It is a collection of theatrical costumes by Beatrice Minori, a famous seamstress for RAI TV and on the staff of Eduardo de Filippo. In her career Beatrice has collaborated with major Italian directors in theatre and television. Her costumes were worn by celebrities like Eduardo, Gassman, Beppe Barra, etc ... 

Beatrice Minori was born in Serrone in 1923 and prior to her death in 2016, donated to her town the theatrical costumes, both new and worn, to enable this museum to be set up.
 

The Museum of Marching Bands of Sgurgola Next to the bridge over the Sacco river leading to the town, is a crenellated tower of medieval origin possibly 1100, the Mola Colonna.

It is 17.5 metres high and was probably originally built to protect the bridge over the Sacco.

Later the building was converted into a mill, using the force of the water coming over the nearby waterfall.

The tower has undergone several restorations over the centuries, and for some time it was also used as a hydropower plant for the lighting of Sgurgola, Morolo and Supino.

In 2003 the tower was acquired by the municipality, and granted for the Museum of Musical Bands.

The museum tells the story of the bands of all Italian regions through their costumes, musical instruments and engravings. The material was received from two hundred bands from all over Italy.