MOO - Museum of Olives and Oil | MaPp MuseiAppPerugia

Founded in 2000, the MOO located within the ramparts of Torgiano, has similar aims to its sister museum MUVIT (Museum of Wine) but in this case is dedicated to the region’s green gold.

Taking an interdisciplinary approach, our museum displays explore the origins of olive cultivation as well as ancient and modern technical approaches and cultivars, with a particular focus on the history of milling and pressing olives. The museum itinerary includes a mythical dimension, exploring the centuries-old role of olive oil in daily life, its impact on the landscape and on agricultural economics as well as the cultural and economic development it has driven since antiquity.

The archaeological section is followed by a rich collection of oil lamps in the L’olio come fonte di luce (Oil as a source of light) section and a variety of displays explore the role of olives, olive oil and its derivatives in religion, food, medicine, sport, cosmetics, mechanics and combustion; there’s also a folklore section. Small children will enjoy a tour designed to simulate their imagination and curiosity through targeted creative activities through which a guide disguised as Athena will lead them.