Sulmona's Small Cabinet of Curiosities

At a Glance

Museo di Storia Naturale di Sulmona is a small regional natural history museum in Sulmona, Abruzzo — the hometown of Roman poet Ovid. Founded in the 1960s on local teachers' and collectors' donations.

How a Small Town Records Nature

A "grassroots" counterpart to mega-museums, focused on the local Abruzzo National Park and mid-Italian geology.

Highlights

• Abruzzo National Park specimens — bear, wolf, chamois.
• Local fossils and minerals.
• Mid-20th-century school biology classroom recreation.
• Folklore-meets-nature exhibits.

Visiting Tips

2-hour train from Rome Termini. €3. 1 hour. Closed Mondays and Sunday afternoons. Combine with Abruzzo National Park.