The Volterra Etruscan Museum was founded in the second half of the 1700s with the impressive collection of Mario Guarnacci. Over time the museum has grown thanks to fresh findings and acquisitions.
The museum contains artefacts from the protohistoric and Villanovan periods and a great number of findings from the time when Etruscan Volterra came into being, from the 4th to the 1st century B.C. There are also a number of 4th and 1st century B.C. Hellenistic materials on display.

Opening hours
• From 2/11 to 15/3: every day from 8.30am to 1.45pm
• From 16/3 to 1/11: every day from 9.00am to 7.00pm
• Closed 1/1 and 25/12
Visits are permitted until 15 minutes before closing time

Tickets
• Etruscan museum: € 8.00
• Combined ticket (Etruscan Museum, Pinacoteca, Museum of Sacred Art): € 10.00
• Families (max. 5 people): € 20.00
• Groups (at least 20 people), over 60, students and teachers: € 6.00
• School groups: € 4.00 per pupil

Directions from Pisa
By car
Take the Strada di Grande Comunicazione Firenze-Pisa-Livorno (S.G.C. FI-PI-LI), take the Pontedera-Ponsacco exit, continue along the SS 439 towards Volterra.
By train/bus
Take a train for Florence (Firenze SMN), get off at Pontedera (10-15 min ride) and take the CPT bus to Volterra (bus stop is 50 metres from railway station, on the left side).