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This Saturday is the European night of museums.

The event draws inspiration straight from Ben Stiller’s movie Night at the Museum. It is a once-in-a-year chance to visit Europe’s best museums at night FOR FREE!

In Rome alone, you can visit VIGAMUS, Italy’s only video game museum, and the archaeological ruins of the Stadio di Domiziano in Piazza Navona.

Florence’s Natural History Museum and Milan’s Duomo Museum will also be opening their doors this Saturday night. You can check out a full list of participating museums at www.lanottedeimusei.it/programma

Not one to be left behind, the Maremma has signed up two museums for the event.

Unlike some of the other cities that are only including their B grade museums, the Maremma is happily opening the doors of its most beautiful museums for one night and for free.

Inspired by the film, organisers have chosen to feature two art and archaeological museums. Finger’s crossed none of the stuffed animals comes alive or channels Robin Williams!

Museo Archeologico di Vetulonia
piazza Vetluna 1, Vetulonia

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Vetulonia will be celebrating the night of the museum with free entry from 6pm, followed by a Jazz concert in the piazza.

This archeological museum recreates the history of Vetulonia, one of Etruria’s most magnificent cities. The exhibit starts in the 7th century BC and continues through the Roman colonisation of Vetulonia and its medieval demise.

Vetulonia was nicknamed the City of Gold because it produced most of Etruria’s gold jewellery and other pieces using skills learnt from the Ancient Syrian.

The city also played an important role in the formation of the Etruscan language, which was a lot like Ancient Greek, and you can see examples of this text on tombstones in the museum.

Museo Archeologico e d’Arte della Maremma
Piazza Baccarini 3, Grosseto

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Grosseto and the Maremma’s best museum has two exhibitions – the first is dedicated to the area’s Etruscan and Roman history with the best artefacts borrowed from all over the province.

The room of Roman statues is worth the visit alone.

The second part of the museum is a smaller exhibition of religious art from the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

Don’t explore the museum alone – take advantage of one of the free guided tours from 7pm!

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