The Public Museum “Umberto Mastroianni” of Marino was inaugurated in June 2000, it is housed inside the ancient medieval church of S. Lucia that dates to the beginning of the XII century, of which two of the three original aisles still remain today.

There are archaeological relics discovered in the council territory on display inside. These include classical statues, sepulchral stones, sarcophagi, engravings and a fragment of the wall from the presbytery area of the ancient church.

The main attraction of the Museum is the building itself: one of the few examples of Gothic architecture in the province of Rome, the building, of the Roman era, conserves evident traces of the various architectural transformations.

A cistern from the I-II centuries A.D., which was used in the Late Middle Ages as place of Christian worship, can be seen under the floor. Near the original entrance there is still the façade of a house-tower of the X-XI century, which was later transformed into a bell tower, and some of the arcades from the first Roman phase with remains of frescos from the XIV century. The most impressive part however is constituted by the Gothic phase, dating to the turn of the XV century when Marino became the feud of the Colonna family, who totally transformed the ancient building giving it the appearance it has today.

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