Lorenzo Lazzarini is a top expert on lithologies used in antiquity and in later historical ages, who kindly donated his private collection to the museum, enriching its assets with items of exceptional aesthetic, historical and scientific value.
It consists of 222 specimens which include some architectural fragments but mainly samples from ancient caves. The collection comprehensively displays all the main lithologies used in decoration from Roman times to recent times, with particular emphasis on the entire Mediterranean area.
