The exhibition “Ancient Civilizations of Turkmenistan” will open for the first time at the Capitoline Museum in Rome. Archaeological treasures from the ancient cultures of Margiana and Parthia will be presented to the Italian public.
The exhibition will run from October 25 to April 12, 2026. The exhibition will feature finds from Margiana (3rd–2nd millennia BC), located in southeastern Turkmenistan, and ancient Parthia, particularly from the Nisa archaeological complex (2nd century BC – 1st century AD), located in central-southern Turkmenistan.
The exhibition will feature gold necklaces with semiprecious stones from Gonur-Depe (3rd–2nd millennia BC), clay heads depicting rulers and warriors, and ivory rhytons from the Hellenistic period (2nd century BC–1st century AD), presented by the State Museum of the State Cultural Center of Turkmenistan.
Roma Capitale, the Department of Culture, and the Capitoline Directorate of Cultural Heritage, in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and the Ministry of Culture of Turkmenistan, organize the exhibition.
Project partners include Zètema Progetto Cultura, ISMEO (International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies), CRAST (Turin Center for Archaeological Research and Excavations in the Middle East and Asia), and the University of Turin.
