Inaugurated in 2016, the Scattered Museum narrates the historical, archeological and cultural identity of the Prenestino territory, an area once dominated by the ancient city of Praeneste. Designed with the goal to turn the entire hamlet into an open sky museum, the project was founded on the belief that every alley, monument and panoramic view of the town can become an integral part of a collective story, made up of layers of history and shared memories.

Several thematic paths guide visitors to the discovery of the area, offering a widespread and accessible use of its material and intangible heritage. The heart of the MuDi is the Visitor center, located inside an eighteenth-century building called Palazzo Mocci: this is where visitors will start their journey, thanks to a set up that combines traditional communication tools, immersive technology and virtual reconstructions of the sites. A section of the exhibition is dedicated to Adolfo Porry Pastorel, father of italian photojournalism and mayor of the town in the second half of the Twentieth Century, who contributed to its cultural and urban rebirth, bringing forward a path to enhance Castel San Pietro Romano which ultimately led to the town becoming on of The Most Beautiful Villages of Italy in 2017.
The Museum is a network of symbolic places and historical monuments: the polygonal city walls from the VI century BC, the Colonna Fortress (XI-XII century), the church of Saint Peter the Apostle with its Baroque decorations and the alleys that served as a set for some of the most famous movies of Italian Neorealism like Pane, amore e fantasia (Bread, love and imagination) with Vittorio De Sica and Gina Lollobrigida and I due marescialli (the two marshals) with Totò.

The experience is not complete without the nature trails that twist and turn around the Prenestini Mountains, especially the Cannuccete Valley, an area extraordinary for its botanical and archeological value, inhabited by more than a hundred plant species and crossed by the ancient aqueduct of the Cannuccete (VI-V century BC). This is a place where history and nature come together, presenting visitors with a unique panorama, symbol of the constant dialogue between men and the landscape that characterizes the entire territory.

Campagna fotografica realizzata nell’ambito del progetto “Oltre Roma” e finanziata dalla Regione Lazio, Avviso Pubblico “La cultura fa sistema 2021”