Educational services
Our staff lead educational activities, including sessions run in collaboration with external partners.
Useful information
A new education programme with guided tours and workshops by reservation will be available soon.
To book a group visit to the museum or an activity led by museum staff:
0187 66811
drm-lig.luni@cultura.gov.it
To book educational activities run by our external partners, contact:
Cooperativa Artemisia
333 6118748
didattica@artemisiacoop.it
Cooperativa Earth
Other workshops in development
We are currently developing these workshops and will update this page as soon as the new programmes are available. Check back for details of upcoming activities and how to take part.
For: primary and secondary school pupils
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (visit and workshop)
Bookings: 0187 66811 | drm-lig.luni@cultura.gov.it
Ludicra: games in ancient Rome
On a guided visit, pupils discover ancient Roman games known from archaeological finds and images. Afterwards, they try the games in groups, with activities adapted to the needs of each class.
Learning objectives: play and interact with classmates, understand why rules matter, and develop strategic thinking by setting goals and choosing how to achieve them.
For: preschool, primary and secondary school pupils
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes to 2 hours (visit and workshop)
Bookings: 0187 66811 | drm-lig.luni@cultura.gov.it
The gladiator’s kit
Starting with a visit to the amphitheatre, pupils learn about gladiators: the weapons they used, how they trained, what they ate and how they lived.
Gladiators were so famous that people looked up to them as idols.
In the second half of the activity, pupils make one of three essential pieces of a Roman gladiator’s equipment: the gladius (sword), the galea (helmet) or the shield.
For: primary school pupils
Duration: 2 hours (visit and workshop)
Run by: Cooperativa Earth
Cost per person: €7
On with the show!
Explore the role of theatre in the Roman world through a visit to the remains of the theatre at Luni and the finds on display in the museum.
Like Greek actors before them, Roman actors wore masks to distinguish their characters. Often exaggerated or comical, each mask was designed for a specific purpose. Pupils make their own theatre masks, then perform a short scene from a comedy of their choice.
For: primary and lower and upper secondary school pupils
Duration: 2 hours (visit and workshop)
Run by: Cooperativa Earth
Cost per person: €7
Design your own colony
Founded in 177 BC on land taken from the Apuan Ligurians, the Roman colony of Luna offers a chance to see how a Roman city was built.
On a visit to the archaeological site, pupils examine the remains of buildings and sections of the main north–south and east–west streets. In the workshop, each pupil plans an ideal colony, following principles used by ancient surveyors and architects.
For: years 4 and 5 of primary school and lower secondary school pupils
Duration: 2 hours (visit and workshop)
Run by: Cooperativa Earth
Cost per person: €7
A snapshot from antiquity
One day in September in the late fourth century AD, a disaster, probably an earthquake followed by a fierce fire, disrupted daily life in Luni.
In a house near the West Gate, a family was caught unawares while cooking. Archaeologists reconstructed a snapshot of the house from almost 2,000 years ago. After learning about the main finds with the help of information sheets, pupils cut out and colour illustrations of the objects that interested them most.
For: preschool and years 1 to 3 of primary school
Duration: 2 hours (visit and workshop)
Run by: Cooperativa Earth
Cost per person: €7
Marmor Lunensis: the journey of marble from the quarry to the Roman Empire
A treasure hunt at the archaeological site!
Pupils solve riddles and puzzles that take them from clue to clue, retracing the journey of a marble block from the quarries of Luni to the port of Ostia and on to the rest of the Empire.
The guided visit to the city named after the goddess Luna ends with a workshop.
For: primary and lower secondary school pupils
Duration: 2 hours (visit and activity)
Run by: Cooperativa Earth
Cost per person: €7
Stomachion: an ancient puzzle
How did the owner of a Roman villa and his family, especially the children, spend their free time?
Some ancient games were remarkably similar to those we play today. One example is the stomachion, a puzzle attributed by some sources to the inventor Archimedes of Syracuse. Its pieces can be rearranged into many different shapes. Pupils finish by making their own fiendishly tricky puzzle.
For: primary and lower secondary school pupils
Duration: 2 hours (visit and workshop)
Run by: Cooperativa Earth
Cost per person: €7
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