City and Territory Museum

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Established1992
LocationVia di Porta Marchetta 2, Vetralla
Coordinates42°19′17″N 12°03′12″E / 42.321476°N 12.053351°E / 42.321476; 12.053351
City and Territory Museum
Museo della Città e del Territorio
Established1992
LocationVia di Porta Marchetta 2, Vetralla
Coordinates42°19′17″N 12°03′12″E / 42.321476°N 12.053351°E / 42.321476; 12.053351
TypeEthnographic, History, Folklore, Art
DirectorEmanuela Vigilanti
Websitehttp://www.museoterritorio.it/

The City and Territory Museum is a museum in Vetralla, Lazio, central Italy. It was founded in 1992 by Enrico Guidoni and Elisabetta De Minicis. It is located where part of northern walls of Vetralla used to be. It is run by the Tuscia University in Viterbo.

The museum was created as a center for documenting the architectural traditions of small towns, with special attention to Tuscia, and has gradually expanded to include several areas relating to local construction techniques, traditional crafts, folklore.

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