CORTONA | The Museums and artifacts in the city

MAEC Museum: the "home" of many important findings

The Maec is the Museum of the Etruscan Academy of Cortona, and it is the archaeological museum of the city. The location of the museum is stunning, because it is set inside one of the most important palaces of Cortona: Palazzo Casali. Originally, this building was the house of the Casali family, who were the lords of Cortona from 1325 to 1409. The palace was built during the 13th century directly by the Casali family. Then, when the Etruscan academy was found, in 1728 the noble floors became its headquarter. The two underground floors, that once where the prisons of Cortona, nowadays host the part dedicated to the Etruscan and Romans, with all the ancient findings discovered in the area nearby Cortona and inside the city centre. Going up to the next floors, there is the medieval part of the museum, the Egyptian rooms and the part dedicated to the Etruscan Academy. Inside of the museum, some of the most important discoveries are the ones dating back to the Etruscan period: the Tabula Cortonensis and the Etruscan chandelier. If you are planning to come to Cortona, you can’t miss a visit to the MAEC. Read more about the findings inside this category of our blog!