{"id":6577,"date":"2026-01-12T15:52:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T15:52:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/educational-panels-and-maps\/the-central-area-and-the-official-complexes\/museo-casone-del-sale\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T16:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T16:04:14","slug":"museo-casone-del-sale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ostiaantica.cultura.gov.it\/en\/educational-panels-and-maps\/the-central-area-and-the-official-complexes\/museo-casone-del-sale\/","title":{"rendered":"Museo – Casone del Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"

The building, known already from the 15th<\/sup>\u00a0century as the\u00a0Casone del Sale<\/em>\u00a0(salt warehouse), was linked to the exploitation of Ostia\u2019s Papal salt pans.<\/p>\n

Initially, it took the form of a structure with a pitched roof, with a hollow space beneath the floor to protect against damp.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tView of the Museo Ostiense with the Caseggiato dei Dipinti in front\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>
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\n\t\t\tEngraving with a 19th-century view of the interior of the Casone del Sale (G. Caraffa)\n\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t<\/div>\n\n

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After a period of abandonment, the building was restored in 1865-1867, on commission from Pope Pius IX, for use as a museum; the current Neoclassical fa\u00e7ade was built during this phase.<\/p>\n

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Elevation of the Neoclassical fa\u00e7ade of the\u00a0Casone del Sale<\/em>
(I. Gismondi)<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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However, Ostia\u2019s museum collections were displayed in the Castle of Julius II until the 1930s when, thanks to the works undertaken by the then Director of Excavations Guido Calza, the complex became an exhibition space.<\/p>\n

It was officially opened in the presence of Mussolini on 2 November 1934 and still hosts the\u00a0Museo Ostiense<\/em>\u00a0and the site offices today.<\/p>\n

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Funeral of the archaeologist Dante Vaglieri, who worked at Ostia, in front of the Museum (1913)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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